continues a season of distinguished film adaptations from London and Broadway productions. starring
Brecht's powerful drama about the great 16th-century scientist and mathematician was first produced in Hollywood in 1947. Some 30 years later its original stage director - Joseph Losey - has transferred it to the screen in a version that is at once ambitious yet faithful to the original. An imposing cast re-enact this monumental work about the genius who opposed the dogma of the then Catholic Church - and suffered the consequences of their hypocrisy.
Screenplay by BARBARA BRAT and JOSEPH LOSEY
Based on the play by BERTHOLT BRECHT Produced by ELY LANDAU
Directed by JOSEPH LOSEY. Films: page 13 (First showing on British television)