TV Series

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

Name: The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 1971
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Philippe Leroy, Marta Fischer, Renzo Rossi, Giampiero Albertini, Ann Odessa

"The Most Brilliant Mind in History"

8.4/10

1971

1 Season

60m per episode

Documentary

Drama

Overview

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.