Galileo (1968 film)
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| Directed by | Liliana Cavani |
| Produced by |
Rizzoli Film Fenice Cinematografica |
| Written by |
Liliana Cavani Tullio Pinelli Fabrizio Onofri |
| Starring |
Cyril Cusack Georgi Kaloyanchev Piero Vida |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Alfio Contini |
| Edited by |
Nino Baragli Ana Manolova-Pipeva |
| Distributed by | Rizzoli Film |
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Release date
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1968 |
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Running time
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95 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Galileo (also known as Galileo Galilei) is a 1968 Italian-Bulgarian biographical drama film directed by Liliana Cavani. It depicts the life of Galileo Galilei and particularly his clash with the Catholic Church regarding the interpretation of his astronomical observations with the newly invented telescope.
In 1597 the scientist Galileo Galilei meets the philosopher Giordano Bruno, author of treatises that upset the Church for their extreme accuracy on the nature of the world. In fact the period is that of the oppressor and the Counter-Reformation and Bruno having worsened his relations with the Church, is unjustly tried and condemned to the stake. Meanwhile, Galileo discovers the telescope, a gift from a friend, and perfects its potential. Thanks to it, therefore the scientist makes his first experiments on the stars and began to write his treatises. But the new Pope Urbano VIII and his beloved cardinal discover these theories, find them heretical and order the scientist to recant publicly and to
allow his lyrics are declared heretics and burned at the stake.
Galileo was released in 2010 as a Region 2 DVD. A Region 1 DVD has not been released.
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