Galileo 49 years old

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.

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Galileo Cast

Name Character
Chaim Topol He was 39, now 88 years old as Galileo Galilei
Georgia Brown She was 5, 12 years old when she died as Ballad Singer's Wife
Edward Fox He was 37, now 86 years old as Cardinal Inquisitor
John Gielgud He was 70, 96 years old when he died as The Old Cardinal
Clive Revill He was 44, now 93 years old as Ballad Singer
Michael Lonsdale He was 43, now 92 years old as Cardinal Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII)
Colin Blakely He was 44, 56 years old when he died as Priuli
Patrick Magee He was 52, 60 years old when he died as Cardinal Bellarmin
Margaret Leighton She was 52, 53 years old when she died as Elderly Court Lady
Michael Gough He was 58, 94 years old when he died as Sagredo
Mary Larkin as Virginia
John McEnery He was 31, 75 years old when he died as Federzoni
Tim Woodward He was 21, now 70 years old as Ludovico Marsili
Richard O'Callaghan He was 34, now 84 years old as Fulganzio
Judy Parfitt She was 39, now 88 years old as Angelica Sarti

Galileo Crew

Name Department
Michael Reed as Director of Photography. He was 45 (now 94) years old Camera
Bertolt Brecht as Theatre Play. He was 76 (58) years old when He died Writing
Joseph Losey as Director. He was 66 (75) years old when He died Directing
Joseph Losey as Writer. He was 66 (75) years old when He died Writing
Reginald Beck as Editor. He was 72 (90) years old when He died Editing
Barbara Bray as Writer. She was 50 (85) years old when She died Writing
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Galileo (49 years)

  • Release day: Monday, January 27, 1975
  • Runtime: 145 minutes