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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 genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519).
Original Release
10/24/1971
US Release
08/13/1972
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Philippe Leroy | Leonardo Da Vinci |
| Giulio Bosetti | The Narrator |
| Giampiero Albertini | Ludovico Il Moro |
| Renzo Rossi | Sandro Botticelli |
| Mario Molli | Andrea Verrocchio |
| Glauco Onorato | Ser Piero Da Vinci |
| Ottavia Piccolo | Beatrice d'Este |
| Maria Tedeschi | Lucia, nonna di Leonardo |
| Marco Bonetti | Marco d'Oggiono |
| Bianca Toccafondi | Isabella d'Este |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 24 October 1971 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 31 October 1971 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 07 November 1971 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 14 November 1971 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 21 November 1971 |
Directors
Writers
Renato Castellani, Ivo Perilli, Giampiero Bona
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Philippe Leroy | Leonardo Da Vinci |
| Giulio Bosetti | The Narrator |
| Giampiero Albertini | Ludovico Il Moro |
| Renzo Rossi | Sandro Botticelli |
| Mario Molli | Andrea Verrocchio |
| Glauco Onorato | Ser Piero Da Vinci |
| Ottavia Piccolo | Beatrice d'Este |
| Maria Tedeschi | Lucia, nonna di Leonardo |
| Marco Bonetti | Marco d'Oggiono |
| Bianca Toccafondi | Isabella d'Este |
| Sara Franchetti | Cecilia Gallerani |
| Renato Cestiè | Leonardo a 6 anni |
| Filippo Scelzo | Nonno Antonio |
| Bruno Cirino | Michelangelo |
| Christian de Tillière | Luigi XII |
| Marta Fischer | Isabella d'Aragona |
| Ann Odessa | Catherine |
| Carlos de Carvalho | Zio Francesco |
| Riad Gholmie | Francesco I di Francia |
| Franco Leo | Girolamo Savonarola |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Best TV Special | Won |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes | Nominated |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes) | Nominated |
