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.
Stars: Topol, Edward Fox, Colin Blakely, Georgia Brown, Clive Revill, Margaret Leighton
Crew: Michael Reed (Director of Photography), Joseph Losey (Writer), Joseph Losey (Director), Reginald Beck (Editor), Barbara Bray (Writer), Richard Macdonald (Production Design)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: The American Film Theatre, Cinévision Ltée
Runtime: 145 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 27, 1975
IMDb: 5.1
