The Life of 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.
Last Episode Date: 1971-11-21
Documentary
Drama
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Casts
Philippe Leroy
as Leonardo
Renzo Rossi
as Sandro Botticelli
Giampiero Albertini
as Ludovico Il Moro
Glauco Onorato
as Ser Piero Da Vinci
Bruno Cirino
as Michelangelo
Maria Marchi
as Mathurine
Sara Franchetti
as Cecilia Gallerani
Ottavia Piccolo
as Beatrice d'Este
Christian de Tillière
as Luigi XII
Renato Cestiè
as Leonardo a 6 anni
