The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (La vita di Leonardo Da Vinci) 53 years old

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.

Credits

Renato Cestiè
Renato Cestiè

Leonardo a 6 anni

Philippe Leroy
Philippe Leroy

Leonardo

Glauco Onorato
Glauco Onorato

Ser Piero Da Vinci

Ottavia Piccolo
Ottavia Piccolo

Beatrice d'Este

Sara Franchetti
Sara Franchetti

Cecilia Gallerani

Carlos de Carvalho
Carlos de Carvalho

Zio Francesco

Cast

Name Character
Renato Cestiè He was 8 , now 61 years old as Leonardo a 6 anni
Philippe Leroy He was 41 , 88 years old when he died as Leonardo
Glauco Onorato He was 34 , 73 years old when he died as Ser Piero Da Vinci
Ottavia Piccolo She was 22 , now 75 years old as Beatrice d'Este
Sara Franchetti She was 25 , now 78 years old as Cecilia Gallerani
Carlos de Carvalho as Zio Francesco
Giampiero Albertini He was 43 , 63 years old when he died as Ludovico Il Moro
Marco Bonetti He was 27 , now 80 years old as Marco D'Oggiono
Christian de Tillière He was 48 , 71 years old when he died as Luigi XII
Alberto Sorrentino He was 55 , 77 years old when he died as Frate
Mario Molli He was 39 , 75 years old when he died as Andrea Verrocchio
Franco Leo as Girolamo Savonarola
Filippo Scelzo He was 71 , 80 years old when he died as Nonno Antonio
Maria Tedeschi She was 77 , 98 years old when she died as Lucia, nonna di Leonardo

Crew

Name Job title
Renato Castellani Directing He was 58 , 72 years old when he died Director
Renato Castellani Writing He was 58 , 72 years old when he died Writer
Ivo Perilli Writing He was 68 , 92 years old when he died Writer
Ezio Frigerio Costume & Make-Up He was 41 , now 94 years old Costume Designer
Ezio Frigerio Production He was 41 , now 94 years old Production Designer
Otello Colangeli Editing He was 58 , 85 years old when he died Editor
Roman Vlad Sound He was 51 , 93 years old when he died Original Music Composer
Giampiero Bona Writing Writer
Antonio Secchi Crew He was 47 , 88 years old when he died Cinematography
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci poster
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (53 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1971-10-28
  • Runtime: [55] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 5