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Cellini: A Violent Life
Cellini: A Violent Life

Cellini: A Violent Life

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The story of Benvenuto Cellinin (1500-1571), a soldier and one of the most important craftsmen and artists of Renaissance Italy whose life was marked by many achievements and adventures, but also crimes. There is also the mini-series version consisted of three 90 minutes episodes, broadcasted by RaiDue.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

02 May 1990

Country

Germany

Cast

Wadeck Stanczak

Wadeck Stanczak

Benvenuto Cellini

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Pope Clement VII

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

François the First

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Governor

Sophie Ward

Sophie Ward

Porzia / Supplizia

Maurizio Donadoni

Maurizio Donadoni

Florentine Red

Florence Pernel

Florence Pernel

Catherine

Pamela Villoresi

Pamela Villoresi

Fiore

Marne Maitland

Marne Maitland

Blind cardinal

Luigi Di Fiore

Luigi Di Fiore

Pierluigi Farnese

Lorenza Guerrieri

Lorenza Guerrieri

Faustina

Sara Bertelà

Sara Bertelà

Catherine De Medici

Malka Ribowska

Malka Ribowska

Widow

Jean-Paul Muel

Jean-Paul Muel

Judge

Ennio Fantastichini

Ennio Fantastichini

Cosimo De Medici

Amanda Sandrelli

Amanda Sandrelli

Pantasilea

Tony Vogel

Tony Vogel

Baccio Bandinelli

Armando Bandini

Armando Bandini

Treasurer

Gianluca Valerio

Gianluca Valerio

Paolino

Valentina Lainati

Valentina Lainati

Maddalena

Geoffrey Carey

Geoffrey Carey

Montluc

Yves Collignon

Yves Collignon

Monsieur de Marmaignes

Gianni Garofalo

Gianni Garofalo

Giulio Romano

Sylvie Granotier

Sylvie Granotier

Diane de Poitiers

Sebastiano Lo Monaco

Sebastiano Lo Monaco

Renzo di Ceri

Donald O'Brien

Donald O'Brien

Bernardino, hermit

Ted Rusoff

Ted Rusoff

Alessandro Farnese /Pope Alexander III

Florence Thomassin

Florence Thomassin

Madame d'Estampes

Luigi Amodeo

Luigi Amodeo

Gherardo

Gianlorenzo Bernini

Gianlorenzo Bernini

Bourbon

Charles Borromel

Charles Borromel

Officer

Rino Cassano

Rino Cassano

Monaco

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Captain

Jean-Marie Galey

Jean-Marie Galey

Servant of Rosso

Popeck

Popeck

Gattinara

Michele Melega

Michele Melega

Prelate

Michel Motu

Michel Motu

Friar

Nando Paone

Nando Paone

Young knight

Dario Penne

Dario Penne

Foreman

Guido Polito

Guido Polito

Pomona

Antonino Iuorio

Antonino Iuorio

Maurizio Solda

Maurizio Solda

Bozza

Egidio Termine

Egidio Termine

Penni

Carlos Alberto Valles

Carlos Alberto Valles

Doctor

Roberto Visconti

Roberto Visconti

Pompeo

Franco Senika

Franco Senika

Comedian

Alberto Musacchio

Alberto Musacchio

Comedian

Renaud Danner

Renaud Danner

Servant of Cellini

Jean-Denis Monory

Jean-Denis Monory

Servant of Cellini

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