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Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America

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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…

DirectorEike Schmitz
WriterSusanne Utzt
ProducerEike Schmitz

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Streaming in 2 other countries

Amerigo Vespucci: Forgotten Namesake of America isn't on any streaming service in United Kingdom right now, but it's available in Australia, Germany. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Eike Schmitz

MG
Michele Guidi
Amerigo Vespucci
TG
Tommaso Giusto
Alonso de Hojeda
PM
Pedro Álvarez Molina
Christoph Kolumbus
SRSascha Rotermund
Sascha Rotermund
Self - Narrator (voice)

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