Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants


60m 1998

Brief Synopsis

In 1600s Italy, a maverick astronomer/physicist Galileo Galilei gets his comeuppance when he's assigned to tutor the young, egotistical Prince Cosimo de Medici. The battle of egos is fierce until Galileo's brush with the Inquisition brings teacher and pupil together as scientists and friends.

Film Details

Also Known As
Inventors' Specials (01/06/98), The
Genre
Family
Historical
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

In 1600s Italy, a maverick astronomer/physicist Galileo Galilei gets his comeuppance when he's assigned to tutor the young, egotistical Prince Cosimo de Medici. The battle of egos is fierce until Galileo's brush with the Inquisition brings teacher and pupil together as scientists and friends.

Crew

Mike Agnello

Assistant Director

Marco Alzetta

Assistant Engineer

David Ambrosi

Stunt Coordinator

David Appleby

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David Appleby

Sound

Sandro Avila

Assistant Editor

Daniel Bacciu

Props Assistant

Tommaso Baratto

Grip

Lisa Bechard

Visual Effects

Todd Beckett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Regis Benedettelli

Grip

Stefano Bernabei

Other

Stefano Biscaro

Key Grip

Andrea Brigenti

Location Manager

Lief Bristow

Associate Producer

Barnaba Brombin

Art Department

Catherine Buyse

Wardrobe Supervisor

Matt Cahill

Assistant Editor

Aide Camarda

Production Assistant

Laura Cappato

Unit Manager

Inti Carboni

Assistant Director

Ian Cardarelli

Production Coordinator

Ian Cardarelli

Production Supervisor

Jane Cardarelli

Other

Carla Carisi

Hairdresser

Gianni Carpentieri

Accountant

Andrea Castellan

Other

Irene Cavalli

Hairdresser

Guido Cerasuolo

Production Manager

Greg Chapman

Sound Mixer

Jas Chima

Assistant

Alessandra Cicogna

Office Runner

Raffaella Cipolato

Makeup Artist

Bernie Clayton

On-Line Editor

Jesse Cohoon

Production Supervisor

Heather Conkie

Other Writer

Franco Contini

Carpenter

Liam Cooney

Other

Ciaran Copelin

Camera Assistant

Kieran Corrigan

Coproducer

Ellen Cranitch

Other

Bret Culp

Visual Effects

Michelle David

Office Assistant

Mauro Deluca

Propman

Roderick Deogrades

Sound

David Devine

Producer

Susan Felton

Office Assistant

Daniela Foa

Other

Paolo Frasson

Grip

Marzia Gallinaro

Props Assistant

Anna Maria Genuise

Wardrobe Assistant

Doug Gillespie

Production Accountant

Adele Govier

Other

Lorraine Grant

Color Correction

Samantha Grice

Office Assistant

Keith Holding

Other

Janice Ierulli

Dialogue Editor

Patrick Kennedy

Other

John T D Keyes

Consultant

Catherine Kirby

Music

Joan Kirby

Production Accountant

Goro Koyama

Foley Artist

Luca Lachin

Assistant Director

Michelle Lalor

Other

Mishann Lau

Sound Editor

Geoffrey Layne

Boom Operator

John Leonard

Music

Antonella Longato

Production Assistant

Ermanno Lubich

Camera Assistant

Rick Maguire

Director Of Photography

Andy Malcolm

Foley Artist

Conal Markey

Assistant

Kirsten Marshall

Visual Effects

Gordon Mcclellan

Editor

Michael Mchale

Other

Stephanie Miller

Production

Richard Mozer

Producer

Lorenzo Mura

Gaffer

Stephano Nicolao

Costumes

Tim O'connell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Aine O'neill

Other

Susanna Ottogalli

Wardrobe Assistant

Giorgio Pansini

Art Assistant

Michela Parcianello

Hairdresser

Enrico Peco

Best Boy

Cameron Porteous

Production Designer

Piero Quaglietti

Gaffer

Alberto Reggio

Art Department

Elizabeth Ritchie

Casting

Paola Rizzo

Wardrobe

Malachy Robinson

Music

Daniela Saioni

Script Supervisor

Carlo Salamon

Stunt Man

Marco Shiavon

Construction Manager

Ivano Silveri

Stunt Coordinator

David Slevin

Assistant

Brian Somerville-large

Music

Marshall Starnman

Office Assistant

Richard Sweeney

Other

Anne Tait

Casting

Johnny Tate

Other

Jane Tattersall

Sound Editor

David Towers

Camera Operator

Fiachra Trench

Music

Mike L Turner

Other

Tony Van Den Akker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tony Van Den Akker

Foley Recordist

Walter Varettoni

Camera Trainee

Danilo Vivan

Unit Manager

Jeff Warren

Editor

Peter Waygood

Music

David Weahley

Other

Michele Zampierin

Electrician

Film Details

Also Known As
Inventors' Specials (01/06/98), The
Genre
Family
Historical
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Quotes

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