The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (1971)

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Original title: La vita di Leonardo Da Vinci

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.

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

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as Isabella d'Aragona

as Sandro Botticelli

Giampiero Albertini

Giampiero Albertini

as Ludovico Il Moro

as Ser Piero Da Vinci

as Nonno Antonio

Carlos de Carvalho

Carlos de Carvalho

as Zio Francesco

as Andrea Verrocchio

as Lorenzo di Credi

Alberto Fiorini

Alberto Fiorini

as Leonardo a 13 anni

as Francesco I di Francia

as Michelangelo

Sara Franchetti

Sara Franchetti

as Cecilia Gallerani

as Leonardo a 5 anni

Federico Pietrabruna

Federico Pietrabruna

as Cesare Borgia

Ottavia Piccolo

Ottavia Piccolo

as Beatrice d'Este

Christian de Tillière

Christian de Tillière

as Leonardo a 6 anni

as Lucia, nonna di Leonardo

Bianca Toccafondi

Bianca Toccafondi

as Isabella d'Este

as Marco D'Oggiono

Enrico Osterman

Enrico Osterman

as Niccolò Macchiavelli

as Girolamo Savonarola

Alberto Sorrentino

Alberto Sorrentino

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Season 1

La vita di Leonardo da Vinci

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