BBC version of Brecht's epic account of Galileo's persecution for his 'heretical' idea that the earth moved around the sun.
Ratings
3.5
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
Martin Sterndale
Matti
Michael Peake
Senator
Darryl Read
Prince Cosimo de Medici
Vernon Dobtcheff
Philosopher
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Details
Release Date
1964-04-29
Runtime
115 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
BBC TV
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama