The Agony and the Ecstasy
From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.
1965 · 2h 18m · Approved
Drama, History
Directed by
Carol Reed
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
Overview
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.
Director and cast
- Carol Reed Director
- Charlton Heston as Michelangelo
- Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II
- Diane Cilento as Contessina de'Medici
- Harry Andrews as Bramante
- Alberto Lupo as Duke of Urbino
- Adolfo Celi as Giovanni de' Medici
- Venantino Venantini as Paride de Grassis
- Tomas Milian as Raffaello Sanzio
- John Stacy Cast
- Fausto Tozzi Cast
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