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