The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
"The Most Brilliant Mind in History"
Plot 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.
Cast & Characters
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
Lorenzo di Credi
Alberto Fiorini
Leonardo a 13 anni
Riad Gholmié
Francesco I di Francia
Bruno Cirino
Michelangelo
Maria Marchi
Mathurine
Sara Franchetti
Cecilia Gallerani
Marco Mazzoni
Leonardo a 5 anni
Wanda Vismara
Margherita
Federico Pietrabruna
Cesare Borgia
Ottavia Piccolo
Beatrice d'Este
Christian de Tillière
Luigi XII
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Seasons (1)
La vita di Leonardo da Vinci
5 episodes
Aired: 1971
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.
Production
Istituto Luce Cinecittà
ORTF
RAI