Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America

2023Directed by Eike Schmitz

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Released: July 1, 2023
Runtime: 50m

About Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America

Documentary
History

Synopsis

Everyone knows Columbus, but few know Vespucci. And yet, the continent of America was named after the banker and explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This film attempts to find the truth about the almost unknown Italian – was he a swindler, as was later claimed, or a daring navigator who first recognised the significance of Columbus' discovery?

Director: Eike Schmitz
Writer: Susanne Utzt
Original title: Der Mann, der Amerika den Namen gab Amerigo Vespucci

Principal cast

In billing order

Michele GuidiAmerigo Vespucci
Tommaso GiustoAlonso de Hojeda
Pedro Álvarez MolinaChristoph Kolumbus
Sascha RotermundSelf - Narrator (voice)

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