Top Cast
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Claude Rich
Galilée
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Daniel Prévost
Le grand inquisiteur
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Jean-Pierre Marielle
Le Pape Barberini
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Frédéric van den Driessche
Le Jésuite
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Pascal Elso
Le Dominicain
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Pierre Vernier
Bellarmin
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Laurent Malet
Beneto Castelli
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Bernard Haller
Maître Marino
Overview
Before the court of the Inquisition, the scientist Galileo defends his position in favor of Copernicus' thesis that the Earth revolves around the sun.
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