Leben des Galilei (1947)
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.
Directors: Ruth Berlau, Joseph Losey.
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Peter Brocco as Old Cardinal |
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Stephen Brown as Street Singer |
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Hugo Haas as Cardinal Barberini (Later Pope Urban VIII) |
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Frances Heflin as Virginia Galilei |
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Charles Laughton as Galileo Galilei |
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Eda Reiss Merin as Mrs. Sarti |
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William Phipps as Andrea Sarti |
| Directing | Ruth Berlau | Director |
| Directing | Joseph Losey | Director |
| Writing | Bertolt Brecht | Writer |
| Writing | Charles Laughton | Writer |
| Sound | Hanns Eisler | Music |
| Art | Robert Davison | Production Design |
| Art | Robert Davison | Production Design |
| Art | John Hubley | Art Direction |
| Art | Casper Neher | Art Direction |
| Camera | Ruth Berlau | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Davison | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helene Weigel | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | Lotte Goslar | Choreographer |