Galileo (1975)
Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical notion that the earth is not the center of the universe. But in a rigid society ruled by an uneasy alliance of aristocracy and clergy already undermined by the Plague and the Reformation, science is a threat and enlightenment is a luxury. Faced with either death at the hands of the Inquisition or recantation to a hypocritical but all-powerful Papacy, Galileo must choose between his own life and the restless scientific curiosity that he has spurned family, friends, and wealth to pursue.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Joseph Losey
Writing:
- Barbara Bray
- Joseph Losey
- Bertolt Brecht
Stars:
Release Date: 1975-01-27
5.9/10
5.9/10
- Country: GB
- Language: English
- Runtime: 145
Cardinal Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII)
Cardinal Inquisitor
Galileo Galilei
Priuli
Ballad Singer's Wife
Ballad Singer
Elderly Court Lady
The Old Cardinal
Sagredo
Fulganzio
Ludovico Marsili
Angelica Sarti
Federzoni
Cardinal Bellarmin
Virginia
Galileo Galilei
young lady
