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Galileo is a 1975 British biographical film directed by Joseph Losey, about the 16th- and 17th-century scientist Galileo Galilei, whose astronomical observations with the newly invented telescope led to a profound conflict with the Roman Catholic Church.
Galileo (also known as Galileo Galilei) is a 1968 Italian–Bulgarian biographical drama film directed by Liliana Cavani. It depicts the life of Galileo Galilei and particularly his conflicts with the Catholic Church over his scientific theories.
Lamp At Midnight is a play that was written by Barrie Stavis, [1] and first produced in 1947 at New Stages, New York. [2] The play treats the 17th Century Galileo affair, which was a profound conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo Galilei over the interpretation of his astronomical observations using the newly invented telescope.
The production took four months to film, between June and October 1969. It was shot in Sierra Nevada, Province of Granada, Andalucia, Spain.During pre-production, many of the film's crew were replaced, such as Peter Medak as director and Peter O'Toole as star.
Galileo attempted to mathematically map Dante's description of hell, trying to bridge the Divine Comedy and scientific thinking. According to professor Mark Peterson, Galileo may have had a secondary aim, to attack the cosmological model of hell proposed by Alessandro Vellutello of Lucca , while supporting another model by the Florentine ...
Peter Sís's documentation of the scientist, Galileo Galileo's life received positive reviews from: Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal and more. The New York Times had a section dedicated to the book praising Sis's book, Elizabeth Spires writes, "The story of Galileo is not about a larger-than-life hero, but of someone understandably human."
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Pumping Iron (1977) – biographical drama film about the world of professional bodybuilding, with a focus on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1975 Mr. Olympia competitions [345] Raid on Entebbe (1977) – historical action drama television film based on the Entebbe raid , an Israeli military operation to free hostages at Entebbe Airport in ...