Enrico Piaggio: Vespa

Enrico Piaggio: Vespa

2019 · 103 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, TV Movie

It is 1945. Enrico Piaggio’s Pontedera factory is in ruins and the 12,000 people who worked there are condemned to unemployment and misery. Piaggio feels the enormous responsibility resting on his shoulders: the lives of so many families depend on his ability to create new jobs. A project is born in the mind of the entrepreneur: a small, robust, agile and affordable means of transport, capable of relaunching mobility, giving impetus to the recovery of the country’s economic and civil life. To make this dream come true, Piaggio turns to engineer Corradino D’Ascanio, a brilliant designer who uses the experience gained in the field of aeronautics to create the scooter that remains today the symbol of Italian creativity and design: the Vespa!

Directed by Umberto Marino · Written by Roberto Iannone

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Alessio Boni Enrico Piaggio
Enrica Pintore Paola Bechi Luserna
Francesco Pannofino Cosimo Rocchi-Battaglia
Violante Placido Livia Rivelli
Beatrice Grannò Suso
Moisé Curia Peter Panetta
Roberto Ciufoli Corradino d’Ascanio
Carmen Giardina Terlizzi
Fabio Galli Ralli
Bruno Torrisi Alto Commissario
Paolo Giommarelli Capecchi
Leonardo De Carmine Tadini

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