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.

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Main Cast: Peter Brocco, Stephen Brown, Hugo Haas, Frances Heflin, Charles Laughton, Eda Reiss Merin, William Phipps

Directors: Joseph Losey, Ruth Berlau

Writers: Charles Laughton, Bertolt Brecht

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