Cellini: A Violent Life
1990, Italian. Directed by Giacomo Battiato.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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Cast & crew
- Giacomo BattiatoDirector
- Wadeck StanczakBenvenuto Cellini
- Max von SydowPope Clement VII
- Bernard-Pierre DonnadieuFrançois the First
- Ben KingsleyGovernor
- Sophie WardPorzia / Supplizia
- Maurizio DonadoniFlorentine Red
- Florence PernelCatherine
- Pamela VilloresiFiore
- Marne MaitlandBlind cardinal
- Luigi Di FiorePierluigi Farnese
- Lorenza GuerrieriFaustina
- Sara BertelàCatherine De Medici
Details
- Released
- 2 May 1990
- Original title
- Una vita scellerata
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy
- Written by
- Vittorio Bonicelli
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Cellini: A Violent Life runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Cellini: A Violent Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 May 1990. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Cellini: A Violent Life?
Cellini: A Violent Life (1990) was directed by Giacomo Battiato and stars Wadeck Stanczak, Max von Sydow, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu.