Released:
1964-04-29

Overview:
BBC version of Brecht's epic account of Galileo's persecution for his 'heretical' idea that the earth moved around the sun.

Director:
Charles Jarrott

Runtime:
1h 55min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Leo McKern
  as
  Galileo
• 
  Nigel Stock
  as
  Narrator / Sagredo / Cardinal Bellarmin / Pamphleteer / Peasant
• 
  Fergus McClelland
  as
  Andrea, the boy
• 
  Rosalie Crutchley
  as
  Mrs. Sarti
• 
  George Roubicek
  as
  Ludovico