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The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

1h

Documentary

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française

RAI

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

The apprenticeship years

1. The apprenticeship years

55min

28th Oct 1971

The equestrian monument of Francesco Sforza

2. The equestrian monument of Francesco Sforza

55min

31st Oct 1971

The Last Supper

3. The Last Supper

55min

7th Nov 1971

The Battle of Anghiari

4. The Battle of Anghiari

55min

14th Nov 1971

Mona Lisa

5. Mona Lisa

55min

21st Nov 1971

First air date

28th Oct 1971

Last air date

21st Nov 1971

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

it

Networks