Galileo 55 years old

Somewhat overshadowed by Joseph Losey's 1975 film on the same subject, the 1968 Italian/Bulgarian biopic Galileo is a worthwhile picture in its own right. Irish stage and screen actor Cyril Cusack is well-cast as Galileo Galilei, famed astronomer and unintentional icon-buster. Stirring up controversy with his theory that the Earth is not the center of the Universe, Galileo is given a going-over by the Vatican legal system.

Credits

Cyril Cusack as Galileo

Miroslav Mindov as Kardinal Bordzhiya

Mikhail Mikhajlov as Sarpi

Nikolay Doychev as Belarmin

Georgi Cherkelov as Toskana's ambasador

Georgi Kaloyanchev as Giordano Bruno

Galileo Cast

Name	Character
Cyril Cusack He was 57, 82 years old when he died	as Galileo
Miroslav Mindov	as Kardinal Bordzhiya
Mikhail Mikhajlov	as Sarpi
Nikolay Doychev	as Belarmin
Georgi Cherkelov He was 38, 81 years old when he died	as Toskana's ambasador
Georgi Kaloyanchev He was 43, 87 years old when he died	as Giordano Bruno

Galileo Crew

Name	Department
Liliana Cavani as Director. She was 35 (now 91) years old	Directing
Liliana Cavani as Writer. She was 35 (now 91) years old	Writing

Galileo (55 years)

Release day: Saturday, September 07, 1968
Runtime: 105 minutes