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Galileo
Genres
DramaHistory
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
145 min
Release Date
1975-01-27
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
13
Vote Average
5.9
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Chaim Topol
Galileo Galilei
Edward Fox
Cardinal Inquisitor
Colin Blakely
Priuli
Georgia Brown
Ballad Singer's Wife
Clive Revill
Ballad Singer
Margaret Leighton
Elderly Court Lady
John Gielgud
The Old Cardinal
Michael Gough
Sagredo
Michael Lonsdale
Cardinal Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII)
Richard O'Callaghan
Fulganzio
Tim Woodward
Ludovico Marsili
Judy Parfitt
Angelica Sarti
John McEnery
Federzoni
Patrick Magee
Cardinal Bellarmin
Mary Larkin
Virginia
Madeline Smith
young lady
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