Galileo (1975)

  • PG
  • 01/27/1975 (US)
  • Drama, History
  • 2h 25m

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.

Joseph Losey

Writer, Director

Barbara Bray

Writer

Cast

Topol's headshot

Topol

Galileo Galilei
Edward Fox's headshot

Edward Fox

Cardinal Inquisitor
Colin Blakely's headshot

Colin Blakely

Priuli
Georgia Brown's headshot

Georgia Brown

Ballad Singer's Wife
Clive Revill's headshot

Clive Revill

Ballad Singer
Margaret Leighton's headshot

Margaret Leighton

Elderly Court Lady
John Gielgud's headshot

John Gielgud

The Old Cardinal
Michael Gough's headshot

Michael Gough

Sagredo

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