Galileo / Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografica, Cinoteca Nazionale ; prodotto da Leonardo Pescarolo per la co-produzione Fenice Cinematografica, Rizzoli Film, Studio per Film a Lungometraggio ; un film di Liliana Cavani ; regia di Liliana Cavani ; sceneggiatura di Tullio Pinelli e Liliana Cavani ; collaborazione alla sceneggiatura di Fabrizio Onofri.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Cavani, Liliana, screenwriter, director.

Pinelli, Tullio, screenwriter.

Onofri, Fabrizio, screenwriter.

Pescarolo, Leo, producer.

Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993, actor.

Castel, Lou, 1943- actor.

Vida, Piero, actor.

Morricone, Ennio, composer.

Ulanich, Boris, consultant.

Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Italy). Cineteca nazionale, producer.

Fenice Cinematografica, producer.

Rizzoli Films, producer.

Studio per Film a Lungometraggio, producer.

Medusa distribuzione, distributor.

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642--Biography--Drama.

Galilei, Galileo.

Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642.

Religion and science--History--16th century--Drama.

Religion and science.

Astronomers--Italy--Drama.

Astronomers.

History.

Biography.

Italy.

Genre:

Motion pictures, Bulgarian.

Motion pictures, Italian.

Biographical films.

Historical films.

Feature films.

Drama.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Milan : Medusa, [2010]

Language Note:

In Italian: optional subtitles in English.

Closed-captioned in Italian for the hearing impaired.

System Details:

DVD, PAL, Region 2; Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono.

digital

optical

mono

Dolby digital 2.0

PAL

video file

DVD video

region 2

Summary:

A biographical film which dramatizes some of the discoveries of the great Renaissance scientist, and the inevitable conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. One of the first and greatest battles of the warfare of religion against science, the monolithic church faces the brilliant researcher.

Participant:

Cyril Cusack, Lou Castel, Piero Vida, Nevena Kokanova.

Credits:

Director of photography, Alfio Contini; editor, Nino Baragli; music: Ennio Morricone; historical consultant, Boris Ulanich.

Notes:

Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1968.

Special features: Dario E. Viganò, docente di Communicazione presso la Pontificia Università Lateranense, and the director Liliana Cavani on 'Galileo"; interview with Gino Isidori, director of research at the Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare.

Aspect ratio 1.33:1, enhanced for 4:3 TVs.

OCLC:

701711998

Publisher Number:

8010020063062

NO2SF06306 Medusa