The Life of Galileo (1964)
1964 · 1h 55m · Drama
Genres: Drama
BBC version of Brecht's epic account of Galileo's persecution for his 'heretical' idea that the earth moved around the sun.
Director: Charles Jarrott
Music by: Norman Kay
Cast
Leo McKern as GalileoNigel Stock as Narrator / Sagredo / Cardinal Bellarmin / Pamphleteer / PeasantFergus McClelland as Andrea, the boyRosalie Crutchley as Mrs. SartiGeorge Roubicek as LudovicoAnthony Morton as Priuli, the CuratorPaul Endersby as The Doge / Christopher ClaviusSheila Shand Gibbs as VirginiaMartin Sterndale as MattiMichael Peake as SenatorDarryl Read as Prince Cosimo de MediciVernon Dobtcheff as PhilosopherMore like this
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