Galileo 1975
Galileo
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 1 Videos & 4 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Galileo Galilei
... Cardinal Inquisitor
... Priuli
... Ballad Singer's Wife
... Ballad Singer
... Elderly Court Lady
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Release Date:
Jan 27, 1975 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
2hr 25`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Galileo
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Galileo Galilei
... Cardinal Inquisitor
... Priuli
... Ballad Singer's Wife
... Ballad Singer
... Elderly Court Lady
... The Old Cardinal
... Sagredo
... Cardinal Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII)
... Fulganzio
... Ludovico Marsili
... Angelica Sarti
... Federzoni
... Cardinal Bellarmin
... Virginia