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Galileo (1975)

Galileo (1975)

Drama History
Release Date: 1975, January 27
Directors: Joseph Losey
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: The American Film Theatre, The American Film Theatre, Cinévision Ltée, Cinévision Ltée
Cast: Michael Gough, Patrick Magee, Clive Revill, John Gielgud, Tim Woodward, Michael Lonsdale, Edward Fox, Chaim Topol, Colin Blakely, Madeline Smith, Judy Parfitt, John McEnery

Overview:

Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical notion that the earth is not the center of the universe. But in a rigid society ruled by an uneasy alliance of aristocracy and clergy already undermined by the Plague and the Reformation, science is a threat and enlightenment is a luxury. Faced with either death at the hands of the Inquisition or recantation to a hypocritical but all-powerful Papacy, Galileo must choose between his own life and the restless scientific curiosity that he has spurned family, friends, and wealth to pursue.

Keywords:

church pope historical figure inquisition solar system