Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America
DocumentaryHistory
Overview
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?
Eike Schmitz Director
Susanne Utzt Writer
Top Billed Cast
Michele Guidi
Amerigo Vespucci
Tommaso Giusto
Alonso de Hojeda
Pedro Álvarez Molina
Christoph Kolumbus
Sascha Rotermund
Self - Narrator (voice)
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