The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (1971)

Miniseries "The Most Brilliant Mind in History"TV Show
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The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
NR October 28th, 1971Drama , Documentary1 Seasons, 5 Episodes
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.
StarringPhilippe LeroyMarta FischerRenzo Rossi
DirectorRenato Castellani
WriterRenato Castellani

TV Show Details

Air Date:October 28th, 1971

Last Air Date:November 21st, 1971

Network:Rai 1
Status:Ended

Genres:Drama , Documentary

Original Language:Italian
Production Companies:Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française, ORTF, RAI