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Galileo

  • 19751975
  • PGPG
  • 2h 25m
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6.6/10
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Galileo (1975)
BiographyDrama
This biopic is about Galileo Galilei, the seventeenth century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science. Galileo made himself one of the world's first telescopes and discovered the ... Read allThis biopic is about Galileo Galilei, the seventeenth century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science. Galileo made himself one of the world's first telescopes and discovered the moons of Jupiter. He supported Copernicus' theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun. ... Read allThis biopic is about Galileo Galilei, the seventeenth century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science. Galileo made himself one of the world's first telescopes and discovered the moons of Jupiter. He supported Copernicus' theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun. This brought him in conflict with the Catholic Church. By threatening him with torture, th... Read all
IMDb RATING
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    • Joseph Losey
  • Writers
    • Barbara Bray(adapted for the screen)
    • Bertolt Brecht(play)
    • Charles Laughton(English translation of play)
  • Stars
    • Topol
    • Edward Fox
    • Colin Blakely
    • Joseph Losey
  • Writers
    • Barbara Bray(adapted for the screen)
    • Bertolt Brecht(play)
    • Charles Laughton(English translation of play)
  • Stars
    • Topol
    • Edward Fox
    • Colin Blakely
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    • 10User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    John Gielgud and Topol in Galileo (1975)
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    Topol
    Topol
    • Galileo Galilei
    Edward Fox
    Edward Fox
    • Cardinal Inquisitor
    Colin Blakely
    Colin Blakely
    • Priuli
    Georgia Brown
    Georgia Brown
    • Ballad Singer's Wife
    Clive Revill
    Clive Revill
    • Ballad Singer
    Margaret Leighton
    Margaret Leighton
    • Elderly Court Lady
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • The Old Cardinal
    Michael Gough
    Michael Gough
    • Sagredo
    Michael Lonsdale
    Michael Lonsdale
    • Cardinal Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII)
    Richard O'Callaghan
    Richard O'Callaghan
    • Fulganzio
    Tim Woodward
    Tim Woodward
    • Ludovico Marsili
    Judy Parfitt
    Judy Parfitt
    • Angelica Sarti
    John McEnery
    John McEnery
    • Federzoni
    Patrick Magee
    Patrick Magee
    • Cardinal Bellarmin
    Mary Larkin
    Mary Larkin
    • Virginia
    Iain Travers
    • Andrea Sarti (boy)
    Tom Conti
    Tom Conti
    • Andrea Sarti (man)
    James Aubrey
    James Aubrey
    • Monk-Scholar
      • Joseph Losey
    • Writers
      • Barbara Bray(adapted for the screen)
      • Bertolt Brecht(play)
      • Charles Laughton(English translation of play)
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    • Trivia
      Joseph Losey had also directed the original Broadway production of "Galileo", twenty-eight years previously.
    • Quotes

      Andrea Sarti: [upon Galileo's recantation] Unhappy is the land that has no heroes.

      Galileo Galilei: Incorrect. Unhappy is the land that *needs* a hero.

    • Connections
      Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #23.1 (2010)

    User reviews10

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    6/10
    Galileo
    Joseph Losey's adaptation of Bertold Brecht's controversial play about the famous philosopher and scientist. The story focusses on Galileo's run in with the Catholic Church, who whilst largely accepting his scientific evidence on a number of issues, particularly that the Earth was not a stationary object at the centre of the universe, were not prepared for it to be accepted truth. They simply could not allow this scientific fact to interfere in the order of things, particularly in their view the undermining of god and the church first and foremost.

    An exception cast has been pulled together to tell the story and it is an absorbing tale, essentially delivered as a play with no exterior shots to be seen. The cast are universally good, although, I was never entirely convinced by Topol in the lead.
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    • Release date
      • May 27, 1976 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Cinévision Ltée
      • The American Film Theatre
      • The Ely Landau Organization Inc.
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 25 minutes
      • Mono

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