Drama · United Kingdom · 1964 · 1h 55m

The Life of Galileo

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Director

Charles Jarrott

Cast

Leo McKern as Galileo Nigel Stock as Narrator / Sagredo / Cardinal Bellarmin / Pamphleteer / Peasant Fergus McClelland as Andrea, the boy Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Sarti George Roubicek as Ludovico Anthony Morton as Priuli, the Curator

Crew

Peter Luke — Producer Richard Wilmot — Production Design Joyce Hammond — Costume Design

Synopsis

BBC version of Brecht's epic account of Galileo's persecution for his 'heretical' idea that the earth moved around the sun.

Key Collaborators

Charles Jarrott Director Peter Luke Producer Richard Wilmot Production Design Joyce Hammond Costume Design

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