The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (1971)

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  • Genre: Documentary, Drama
  • Creator: Renato Castellani
  • First Air Date: 1971-10-28
  • Last Air Date: 1971-11-21
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 5
  • Status: Ended
  • Production Company: Istituto Luce Cinecittà
  • Production Country: France, Italy, Spain
  • Network: Rai 1
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Summary

La vita di Leonardo da Vinci — in English, The Life of Leonardo da Vinci — is a 1971 Italian television miniseries dramatizing the life of the Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci. The Golden Globe-winning miniseries was directed by Renato Castellani, and produced by RAI and distributed in the United States by CBS, which aired it from August 13, 1972 to September 10, 1972. Castellani wrote the screenplay. It was filmed entirely on location in Italy and France. The total runtime of the five episodes is nearly five hours.

  • Keywords: leonardo da vinci, art, renaissance

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    The Life of Leonardo da Vinci Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1971-10-28
    5 Episodes

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    • Philippe Leroy

      as Leonardo

    • Marta Fischer

      as Isabella d'Aragona

    • Renzo Rossi

      as Sandro Botticelli

    • Giampiero Albertini

      as Ludovico Il Moro

    • Ann Odessa

      as Catherine

    • Glauco Onorato

      as Ser Piero Da Vinci

    • Filippo Scelzo

      as Nonno Antonio

    • Carlos de Carvalho

      as Zio Francesco

    • Mario Molli

      as Andrea Verrocchio

    • James Werner

      as Lorenzo di Credi

    • Alberto Fiorini

      as Leonardo a 13 anni

    • Riad Gholmié

      as Francesco I di Francia

    • Bruno Cirino

      as Michelangelo

    • Maria Marchi

      as Mathurine

    • Sara Franchetti

      as Cecilia Gallerani

    • Marco Mazzoni

      as Leonardo a 5 anni

    • Wanda Vismara

      as Margherita

    • Federico Pietrabruna

      as Cesare Borgia

    • Ottavia Piccolo

      as Beatrice d'Este

    • Christian de Tillière

      as Luigi XII

    • Renato Cestiè

      as Leonardo a 6 anni

    • Maria Tedeschi

      as Lucia, nonna di Leonardo

    • Bianca Toccafondi

      as Isabella d'Este

    • Marco Bonetti

      as Marco D'Oggiono

    • Enrico Osterman

      as Niccolò Macchiavelli

    • Franco Leo

      as Girolamo Savonarola

    • Alberto Sorrentino

      as Frate
    Production Ezio Frigerio Production Designer
    Writing Ivo Perilli Writer
    Crew Antonio Secchi Cinematography
    Costume & Make-Up Ezio Frigerio Costume Designer
    Editing Otello Colangeli Editor
    Camera Ettore Duranti Grip
    Writing Giampiero Bona Writer
    Sound Roman Vlad Original Music Composer

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