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The Life of Galileo

Apr 29, 1964 · 1h 55m
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BBC version of Brecht's epic account of Galileo's persecution for his 'heretical' idea that the earth moved around the sun.

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CAST

Leo McKern
Galileo
Nigel Stock
Narrator / Sagredo / Cardinal Bellarmin / Pamphleteer / Peasant
Fergus McClelland
Andrea, the boy
Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs. Sarti
George Roubicek
Ludovico
Anthony Morton
Priuli, the Curator
Paul Endersby
The Doge / Christopher Clavius
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Virginia
Directed by Charles Jarrott

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
BBC TV
Country
GB
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