| Description |
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
American Film Theatre
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| Cast |
Topol, Colin Blakely, Georgia Brown, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Margaret Leighton, Clive Revill, Tom Conti. |
| Credits |
Executive producer, Otto Plaschkes ; editor, Reginald Beck. |
| Note |
Video disc release of the motion picture originally produced in 1974. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Note |
Special features: an interview with Topol and "Bertolt Brecht and GALILEO" an essay by Michael Feingold. |
| Summary |
This bio-pic is about Galileo, the 17th century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science. Galileo made himself one of the world's first telescopes and discovered the moons of Jupiter. He supported Copernicus' theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun. This brought him into conflict with the Catholic Church. By threatening him with torture, the Church forced him to recant his views in front of a tribunal, and sentenced him to house arrest. However, Galileo's trials and theories inspired others like Newton and Kepler to prove that the Earth was not the center of the Universe. |
| Language |
English dialogue. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 -- Drama.
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Astronomy -- History -- Drama.
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Astronomers -- Italy -- Drama.
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Mathematicians -- Italy -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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| Added Author |
Losey, Joseph.
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Bray, Barbara.
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Landau, Ely.
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Topol, 1935-2023
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Fox, Edward, 1937-
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Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
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Conti, Tom.
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Brown, Georgia.
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Blakely, Colin.
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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
Leben des Galilei. English.
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American Film Theatre.
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Kino International Corporation.
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| Note |
Title on disc surface and on container: Bertolt Brecht's Galileo |
| Standard No. |
738329029227 |
| Music No. |
K292 DVD Kino on Video |
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