Leben des Galilei

Leben des Galilei

1947 · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Ruth Berlau · Written by Charles Laughton

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Peter Brocco Old Cardinal
Stephen Brown Street Singer
Hugo Haas Cardinal Barberini (Later Pope Urban VIII)
Frances Heflin Virginia Galilei
Charles Laughton Galileo Galilei
Eda Reiss Merin Mrs. Sarti
William Phipps Andrea Sarti

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