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 genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519).
The Golden Globe-winning miniseries was directed by Renato Castellani, produced by RAI, Televisión Española, ORTF and Istituto Luce 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
Philippe Leroy as Leonardo da Vinci adult
Riad Gholmie as Francis I of France
Giampiero Albertini as Ludovico Sforza
Renzo Rossi as Sandro Botticelli
Bruno Cirino as Michelangelo
Marta Fischer as Isabella of Aragon
Enrico Osterman as Niccolò Machiavelli
Mario Molli as Andrea del Verrocchio
Carlo Simoni as Francesco Melzi
Bianca Toccafondi as Isabella d'Este
Bruno Piergentili as Salaì (Gian Giacomo Caprotti)
Awards and nominations
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