Leben des Galilei

Overview

Galileo, an eminent professor and scientist in the 17th century Venetian Republic, is short of money. A prospective student tells him about a novel invention, the telescope, that is being sold in Amsterdam.

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Cast

Peter Brocco

Old Cardinal

Stephen Brown

Street Singer

Hugo Haas

Cardinal Barberini (Later Pope Urban VIII)

Frances Heflin

Virginia Galilei

Charles Laughton

Galileo Galilei

Eda Reiss Merin

Mrs. Sarti

William Phipps

Andrea Sarti