The Life of Galileo
BBC version of Brecht's epic account of Galileo's persecution for his 'heretical' idea that the earth moved around the sun.
Top Billed Cast
Leo McKern
Galileo
Nigel Stock
Narrator / Sagredo / Cardinal Bellarmin / Pamphleteer / Peasant
Fergus McClelland
Andrea, the boy
Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs. Sarti
George Roubicek
Ludovico
Featured Crew
Ursula Gray
Adaptation
Charles Jarrott
Director
Charles Laughton
Translator
Christine Hillcoat
Makeup Artist
Peter Luke
Producer
Harry Moore
Story Editor
Joyce Hammond
Costume Design
Bertolt Brecht
Theatre Play
Norman Kay
Music
Richard Wilmot
Production Design