Cartesius (1974) - Complete Movie Summary & Analysis

Plot Summary

Rossellini's interpretation of Descartes' life.

Movie Details

Original Title: Cartesius
Status: released
Original Language: it

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Cast

Ugo Cardea as René Descartes

Ugo Cardea

René Descartes

Renato Montalbano as Constantin Huygens

Renato Montalbano

Constantin Huygens

Anne Pouchie as Elezac

Anne Pouchie

Elezac

Claude Berthy as Guez de Balzac

Claude Berthy

Guez de Balzac

Vernon Dobtcheff as Astronomo Ciprus

Vernon Dobtcheff

Astronomo Ciprus

Joshua Sinclair as Brandaccio

Joshua Sinclair

Brandaccio

Kenneth Belton as Isaak Beeckman

Kenneth Belton

Isaak Beeckman

Production Companies

Orizzonte 2000

RAI

ORTF

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