Galileo is streaming on Kino Film Collection in Canada. Availability checked 22 June 2026.
Where to watch Galileo
🇨🇦 Canada
Good to know
- Director
- Joseph Losey
- Release date
- 1975-01-27
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Studio
- The American Film Theatre
Galileo — trailer
About Galileo
Galileo is a 1975 movie in the Drama and History genres, directed by Joseph Losey, starring Chaim Topol, Edward Fox and Colin Blakely. It has a runtime of 2 hours 25 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.0/10 from 14 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Galileo in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
Synopsis
Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical notion that the earth is not the center of the universe. But in a rigid society ruled by an uneasy alliance of aristocracy and clergy already undermined by the Plague and the Reformation, science is a threat and enlightenment is a luxury. Faced with either death at the hands of the Inquisition or recantation to a hypocritical but all-powerful Papacy, Galileo must choose between his own life and the restless scientific curiosity that he has spurned family, friends, and wealth to pursue.
Cast
Chaim Topol
Galileo Galilei
Edward Fox
Cardinal Inquisitor
Colin Blakely
Priuli
Georgia Brown
Ballad Singer's Wife
Clive Revill
Ballad Singer
Margaret Leighton
Elderly Court Lady
John Gielgud
The Old Cardinal
Michael Gough
Sagredo
Michael Lonsdale
Cardinal Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII)
Richard O'Callaghan
Fulganzio
Tim Woodward
Ludovico Marsili
Judy Parfitt
Angelica Sarti
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Galileo in Canada?+
In Canada, you can stream Galileo on Kino Film Collection.
Is Galileo on Netflix?+
Galileo is not on Netflix in Canada right now, but you can stream it on Kino Film Collection.
How long is Galileo?+
Galileo has a runtime of 2 hours 25 minutes (145 minutes).
Who stars in Galileo?+
Galileo stars Chaim Topol, Edward Fox, Colin Blakely, Georgia Brown and Clive Revill.
When did Galileo come out?+
Galileo is a 1975 movie directed by Joseph Losey.
What genre is Galileo?+
Galileo is Drama and History film.
Who directed Galileo?+
Galileo was directed by Joseph Losey.
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