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Cellini: A Violent Life (1990)
118 min | Biography, Drama, History

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Cellini: A Violent Life (1990)

118 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Benvenuto Cellini (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.

Director

Giacomo Battiato

Writers

Benvenuto Cellini (autobiography Vita di Benvenuto Cellini) | Vittorio Bonicelli (screenplay)

Producers

Ritza Brown | Raffaello Monteverde

Composer

Franco Battiato

Cinematographer

Dante Spinotti

Editors

Élisabeth Couque | Claudio Di Mauro

Production Designers

Jean-Louis Povéda | Gianni Quaranta

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Updated May 5, 1990

Release date

May 5, 1990 (Italy)

Awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
53 cast members

Name	Known for
Wadeck Stanczak Benvenuto Cellini Benvenuto Cellini See fewer	Rendez-vous (1985)
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Lorenza Guerrieri Faustina Faustina See fewer	Michel Strogoff (1975)
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Luigi Amodeo Gherardo Gherardo See fewer	BAP*S (1997)
Michel Anzun Rabelais Rabelais See fewer	Cellini: A Violent Life (1990)
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Rino Cassano Monaco Monaco See fewer	Del perduto amore (1998)
Giovanni Cianfriglia Il capitano Il capitano See fewer	Hercules the Avenger (1965)
Laurent Fiaschi Il capo della banda Il capo della banda See fewer	Cellini: A Violent Life (1990)
Jean-Marie Galey Un servitore di Rosso Un servitore di Rosso See fewer	Zabana! (2012)
Popeck Gattinara (as Jean Herbert) Gattinara (as Jean Herbert) See fewer	The Pianist (2002)
Michele Melega Un prelato Un prelato See fewer	Duplicity (2009)
Mario Modeo Un operaio Un operaio See fewer	Il signor Quindicipalle (1998)
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Guido Polito Pomona Pomona See fewer	Liebeskonzil (1982)
Luciano Sabatti Frate cantore Frate cantore See fewer	Cellini: A Violent Life (1990)
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