Leben des Galilei

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

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  Peter Brocco

  Old Cardinal

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  Stephen Brown

  Street Singer

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  Hugo Haas

  Cardinal Barberini (Later Pope Urban VIII)

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  Frances Heflin

  Virginia Galilei