The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
| The Life of Leonardo da Vinci | |
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The DVD cover (2003)
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| Written by | Renato Castellani |
| Directed by | Renato Castellani |
| Starring | Philippe Leroy |
| Narrated by | Giulio Bosetti (and onscreen presenter) |
| Theme music composer | Roman Vlad |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language(s) | Italian |
| Production | |
| Running time | 270 min (five 54-minute episodes) |
| Distributor |
RAI CBS |
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| Original release | October 20, 1971 Italy: 24 October 1971 USA: 13 August 1972 France: 2 May 1974 |
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).
The Golden Globe-winning miniseries was directed by Renato Castellani, and produced by RAI (the Italian national television) 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.
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