Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America

Name: Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America
Director: Eike Schmitz
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2023-07-01
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Michele Guidi, Tommaso Giusto, Pedro Álvarez Molina, Sascha Rotermund

TrailerHDIMDB: 8.0

Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America (2023) is a documentary, history directed by Eike Schmitz rated 8.0/10.

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?

Released: 2023-07-01

Duration: 0h 50m

Genre: Documentary, History

Country: Germany

Director: Eike Schmitz

Writer: Susanne Utzt

Cast: Michele Guidi, Tommaso Giusto, Pedro Álvarez Molina, Sascha Rotermund

Production: Atlantis-Film