The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

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1971- 1971
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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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Istituto Luce Cinecittà
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RAI

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27 members
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Philippe Leroy

Leonardo

Philippe Leroy
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Marta Fischer

Isabella d'Aragona

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Renzo Rossi

Sandro Botticelli

Renzo Rossi
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Giampiero Albertini

Ludovico Il Moro

Giampiero Albertini
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Ann Odessa

Catherine

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Glauco Onorato

Ser Piero Da Vinci

Glauco Onorato
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Filippo Scelzo

Nonno Antonio

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Carlos de Carvalho

Zio Francesco

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Mario Molli

Andrea Verrocchio

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James Werner

Lorenzo di Credi

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Alberto Fiorini

Leonardo a 13 anni

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Riad Gholmié

Francesco I di Francia

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Bruno Cirino

Michelangelo

Bruno Cirino
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Maria Marchi

Mathurine

Maria Marchi
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Sara Franchetti

Cecilia Gallerani

Sara Franchetti
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Marco Mazzoni

Leonardo a 5 anni

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Wanda Vismara

Margherita

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Federico Pietrabruna

Cesare Borgia

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Ottavia Piccolo

Beatrice d'Este

Ottavia Piccolo
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Christian de Tillière

Luigi XII

Christian de Tillière
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Renato Cestiè

Leonardo a 6 anni

Renato Cestiè
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Maria Tedeschi

Lucia, nonna di Leonardo

Maria Tedeschi
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Bianca Toccafondi

Isabella d'Este

Bianca Toccafondi
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Marco Bonetti

Marco D'Oggiono

Marco Bonetti
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Enrico Osterman

Niccolò Macchiavelli

Enrico Osterman
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Franco Leo

Girolamo Savonarola

Franco Leo
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Alberto Sorrentino

Frate

Alberto Sorrentino

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