The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

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.

Cast

Philippe Leroy

Leonardo

Marta Fischer

Isabella d'Aragona

Renzo Rossi

Sandro Botticelli

Giampiero Albertini

Ludovico Il Moro

Ann Odessa

Catherine

Glauco Onorato

Ser Piero Da Vinci

Filippo Scelzo

Nonno Antonio

Carlos de Carvalho

Zio Francesco

Mario Molli

Andrea Verrocchio

James Werner

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