The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (1971)

10/28/1971 (FR) • 1h

Documentary, Drama

The Most Brilliant Mind in History

Overview

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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Philippe Leroy

Leonardo

5 Episodes

Marta Fischer

Isabella d'Aragona

5 Episodes

Renzo Rossi

Sandro Botticelli

5 Episodes

Giampiero Albertini

Ludovico Il Moro

5 Episodes

Ann Odessa

Catherine

5 Episodes

Glauco Onorato

Ser Piero Da Vinci

5 Episodes

Filippo Scelzo

Nonno Antonio

5 Episodes

Carlos de Carvalho

Zio Francesco

5 Episodes

Mario Molli

Andrea Verrocchio

5 Episodes


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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.

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Status

Ended

Network

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Type

Miniseries

Original Language

German

Keywords

leonardo da vinci

art

renaissance

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