Leben des Galilei

Overview

Galileo, an eminent professor and scientist in the 17th century Venetian Republic, is short of money. A prospective student tells him about a novel invention, the telescope, that is being sold in Amsterdam.

Cast

Peter Brocco

Old Cardinal

N/A

Stephen Brown

Street Singer

Hugo Haas

Cardinal Barberini (Later Pope Urban VIII)

N/A

Frances Heflin

Virginia Galilei

Charles Laughton

Galileo Galilei

Eda Reiss Merin

Mrs. Sarti

William Phipps

Andrea Sarti