The Man Who Invented The Vespa

  • 8 10
  • 2015
  • 62min
The Man Who Invented The Vespa
  • Original Title: Una vespa mi ha punto (2015)

This is the fascinating portrait of Corradino d’Ascanio, the inventor of the helicopter and the most famous scouter in the world: The Vespa.

The Man Who Invented The Vespa

The Man Who Invented The Vespa. The engineer behind the most famous scouter

This documentary goes through the life of Corradino d’Ascanio, the inventor of the scouter Vespa, from him childhood in the small village of Popoli, Abruzzo, till his last years spent in Pontedera. 

Through the statement of researchers, historians, engineers, friends and relatives it gives a complete and professional story of the great character who gave us three inventions that changed human history forever since: the helicopter, the variable pitch propeller and the most famous scouter in the world: The Vespa. 

The film is a document taken from a lot of repertory materials as well as from exclusive and unreleased depositions gave from people who studied or have know him. This is the most accurate portrait that has never been realized on this word famous engineer.

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