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The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971)

The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci

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Biography, Documentary, Drama, Historical

October 24th, 1971

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Synopsis

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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Cast

Philippe Leroy
Leonardo Da Vinci
Giulio Bosetti
The Narrator
Bruno Piergentili
Salay
Giampiero Albertini
Ludovico il Moro
Luigi Tasca
Ludovico's Secretary
Carlo Simoni
Francesco Melzi
Nino Dal Fabbro
Pier Soderini
Marco Bonetti
Marco d'Oggiono
Maria Marchi
Mathurine
Riad Gholmie
King Francis I
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Directors

Renato Castellani
(5 episodes, 1971)
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Writers

Giampiero Bona
collaborating writer
(5 episodes, 1971)
Renato Castellani
story and screenplay
(5 episodes, 1971)
Ivo Perilli
collaborating writer
(5 episodes, 1971)
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Taglines

The Most Brilliant Mind in History

Keywords

character name in title
based on true story
artist
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Country of Origin

Italy
France
Spain

Languages

Italian

Release Dates

May 2nd, 1974 (France)
October 24th, 1971 (Italy)
July 26th, 1972 (Japan)
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Alternative Titles

La vita di Leonardo da Vinci (original title)
A Vida de Leonardo da Vinci (Brazil)
Животът на Леонардо да Винчи (Bulgaria) (Bulgarian title)
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Locations

Castello Ostia, Italy
Castello Sforzesco, Milano, Italy
Fossanova Abbey, Italy
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Running Times

300 min ((5 episodes))

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
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Distribution Companies

Pidax Film (Germany)
Fernsehjuwelen (Germany)
S.A.D. Home Entertainment (Germany)
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