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
  • Networks: 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.

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The Life of Leonardo da Vinci Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 1971-10-28
5 Episodes

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci 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