---
title: 'Galileo (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph Losey'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 145
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/galileo-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073029/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Galileo (1975)

1975 · 145 min · Documentary, Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Galileo is a 1975 historical biographical drama film directed and co-written by Joseph Losey, about the 16th- and 17th-century scientist Galileo Galilei, whose astronomical observations with the newly invented telescope led to a profound conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. The film stars an ensemble cast, led by Topol in the titular role, along with Georgia Brown, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Margaret Leighton, Colin Blakely, Clive Revill, Michael Lonsdale, Patrick Magee and Tom Conti.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph Losey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-losey)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Losey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-losey)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hanns Eisler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanns-eisler)
- **Producer:** [Ely Landau](https://cinepixo.com/people/ely-landau)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-reed)
- **Editor:** [Reginald Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-beck)

## Cast

- [Colin Blakely](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-blakely) as Priuli
- [Georgia Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgia-brown) as Ballad Singer's wife
- [Tom Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-conti) as Andrea Sarti
- [Edward Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-fox) as the Cardinal Inquisitor
- [Richard O'Callaghan](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-o-callaghan) as Fulganzio
- [Michael Lonsdale](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-lonsdale) as Urban VIII
- [Margaret Leighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-leighton) as an elderly Court Lady
- [Patrick Magee](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-magee) as Robert Bellarmine
- [Job Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/job-stewart) as a Monk-Scholar
- [John Moffatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-moffatt) as le philosophe
- [Chaim Topol](https://cinepixo.com/people/chaim-topol) as Galileo Galilei
- [Michael Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gough) as Giovanni Francesco Sagredo
- [James Aubrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-aubrey)
- [Clive Revill](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-revill) as the Ballad Singer
- [Judy Parfitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-parfitt) as Angelica Sarti

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/galileo-1975
Film facts: Wikidata (Q3094738); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.