The Life of Galileo

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

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

115 minutes

Year:

1964

Director:

Charles Jarrott

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Company:

BBC TV

Cast:
Leo McKern

Galileo

Nigel Stock

Narrator / Sagredo / Cardinal Bellarmin / Pamphleteer / Peasant

Fergus McClelland

Andrea, the boy

Rosalie Crutchley

Mrs. Sarti

George Roubicek

Ludovico

Crew:
Charles Jarrott

Director

Bertolt Brecht

Theatre Play

Ursula Gray

Adaptation

Charles Laughton

Translator

Peter Luke

Producer