Italy / May 02, 1990
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The story of Benvenuto Cellinin (1500-1571), a soldier and one of the most important craftsmen and artists of Renaissance Italy whose life was marked by many achievements and adventures, but also crimes. There is also the mini-series version consisted of three 90 minutes episodes, broadcasted by RaiDue.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pamela Villoresi | Fiore |
| Marne Maitland | Blind cardinal |
| Luigi Di Fiore | Pierluigi Farnese |
| Lorenza Guerrieri | Faustina |
| Sara Bertelà | Catherine De Medici |
| Malka Ribowska | Widow |
| Jean-Paul Muel | Judge |
| Ennio Fantastichini | Cosimo De Medici |
| Amanda Sandrelli | Pantasilea |
| Tony Vogel | Baccio Bandinelli |
| Armando Bandini | Treasurer |
| Gianluca Valerio | Paolino |
| Valentina Lainati | Maddalena |
| Geoffrey Carey | Montluc |
| Yves Collignon | Monsieur de Marmaignes |
| Gianni Garofalo | Giulio Romano |
| Sylvie Granotier | Diane de Poitiers |
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| Sebastiano Lo Monaco | Renzo di Ceri |
| Donald O'Brien | Bernardino, hermit |
| Ted Rusoff | Alessandro Farnese /Pope Alexander III |
| Florence Thomassin | Madame d'Estampes |
| Luigi Amodeo | Gherardo |
| Gianlorenzo Bernini | Bourbon |
| Charles Borromel | Officer |
| Rino Cassano | Monaco |
| Giovanni Cianfriglia | Captain |
| Jean-Marie Galey | Servant of Rosso |
| Popeck | Gattinara |
| Michele Melega | Prelate |
| Michel Motu | Friar |
| Nando Paone | Young knight |
| Dario Penne | Foreman |
| Guido Polito | Pomona |
| Antonino Iuorio | |
| Maurizio Solda | Bozza |
| Egidio Termine | Penni |
| Carlos Alberto Valles | Doctor |
| Roberto Visconti | Pompeo |
| Franco Senika | Comedian |
| Alberto Musacchio | Comedian |
| Renaud Danner | Servant of Cellini |
| Jean-Denis Monory | Servant of Cellini |
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Una vita scellerata |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | English, Italiano |
| Production countries | Germany, France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Leader Cinematografica, Cinémax |
| Release date | 2 maggio 1990 |
| Production | André Djaoui, Léon Desclozeaux |
| Writer | Benvenuto Cellini, Vittorio Bonicelli |
| Editing | Claudio Di Mauro, Élisabeth Couque |
| Cinematography | Dante Spinotti |
| Assistant directors | Richard Debuisne, Giacomo Battiato |
| Camera operators | Dante Spinotti |
| Additional photography | Dante Spinotti |
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| Production design | Jean-Louis Povéda |
| Art direction | Jean-Louis Povéda |
| Set decoration | Jean-Louis Povéda |
| Music | Franco Battiato, Bernard Bats, Michel Kharat |
| Sound | Bernard Bats, Michel Kharat, Franco Battiato |
| Costume design | Nanà Cecchi |
| Makeup | Nanà Cecchi |
| Hairstyling | Nanà Cecchi |
Release dates
Theatrical release
TV
Italy / Oct 25, 1990 / Part 1 - Raidue
France / Jun 26, 1991
Hungary / Aug 17, 1997
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