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The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

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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. 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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Status

Ended

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

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Rating

8.4/10

Release Date

02 September 2025

Country

France

Cast

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

Leonardo

Marta Fischer

Marta Fischer

Isabella d'Aragona

Renzo Rossi

Renzo Rossi

Sandro Botticelli

Giampiero Albertini

Giampiero Albertini

Ludovico Il Moro

Ann Odessa

Ann Odessa

Catherine

Glauco Onorato

Glauco Onorato

Ser Piero Da Vinci

Filippo Scelzo

Filippo Scelzo

Nonno Antonio

Carlos de Carvalho

Carlos de Carvalho

Zio Francesco

Mario Molli

Mario Molli

Andrea Verrocchio

James Werner

James Werner

Lorenzo di Credi

Alberto Fiorini

Alberto Fiorini

Leonardo a 13 anni

Riad Gholmié

Riad Gholmié

Francesco I di Francia

Bruno Cirino

Bruno Cirino

Michelangelo

Maria Marchi

Maria Marchi

Mathurine

Sara Franchetti

Sara Franchetti

Cecilia Gallerani

Marco Mazzoni

Marco Mazzoni

Leonardo a 5 anni

Wanda Vismara

Wanda Vismara

Margherita

Federico Pietrabruna

Federico Pietrabruna

Cesare Borgia

Ottavia Piccolo

Ottavia Piccolo

Beatrice d'Este

Christian de Tillière

Christian de Tillière

Luigi XII

Renato Cestiè

Renato Cestiè

Leonardo a 6 anni

Maria Tedeschi

Maria Tedeschi

Lucia, nonna di Leonardo

Bianca Toccafondi

Bianca Toccafondi

Isabella d'Este

Marco Bonetti

Marco Bonetti

Marco D'Oggiono

Enrico Osterman

Enrico Osterman

Niccolò Macchiavelli

Franco Leo

Franco Leo

Girolamo Savonarola

Alberto Sorrentino

Alberto Sorrentino

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