Galileo (1968)
A humble scientist from Padua proves that the Earth revolves and that it is not the center of the universe.
- Date of release
- 1968-09-07
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (30)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- History
- Director
- Liliana Cavani
Casting
- Cyril Cusack — Galileo
- Georgi Kaloyanchev — Giordano Bruno
- Gigi Ballista — commissario domenicano
- Giulio Brogi — Giovanni Francesco Sagredo
- Piero Vida — Papa Urbano VIII
- Georgi Cherkelov — Toskana's ambasador
- Nikolay Doychev — Belarmin
- Miroslav Mindov — Kardinal Bordzhiya
- Maya Dragomanska — figlia di Galileo
- Giampiero Frondini — cardinale
- Paolo Graziosi — Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Nevena Kokanova — Marina
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Bulgaria
Galileo is a 1968 Italian–Bulgarian biographical drama film directed by Liliana Cavani. It depicts the life of Galileo Galilei and particularly his conflicts with the Catholic Church over his scientific theories.
Production and release
Originally intended as a miniseries co-produced by Italian and Bulgarian film companies, radio and television company RAI refused to broadcast the finished film and sold the distribution rights to Cineriz, who trimmed the originally 105 minutes long film to 92 minutes running time.
Galileo was shown in competition at the 1968 Venice International Film Festival.
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