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The Life of Galileo (1964)

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

Release: 1964-04-29
Runtime: 115 min
Cast
Leo McKern
Leo McKern
Galileo
Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock
Narrator / Sagredo / Cardinal Bellarmin / Pamphleteer / Peasant
Fergus McClelland
Fergus McClelland
Andrea, the boy
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs. Sarti
George Roubicek
George Roubicek
Ludovico
Anthony Morton
Anthony Morton
Priuli, the Curator
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Paul Endersby
The Doge / Christopher Clavius
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Sheila Shand Gibbs
Virginia
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Martin Sterndale
Matti
Michael Peake
Michael Peake
Senator
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Darryl Read
Prince Cosimo de Medici
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff
Philosopher