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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

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.
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Carol Reed profile
Carol Reed

Director

Philip Dunne profile
Philip Dunne

Screenplay

Cast

Charlton Heston profile
Charlton Heston

Michelangelo

Rex Harrison profile
Rex Harrison

Papa Giulio II

Diane Cilento profile
Diane Cilento

Contessina de'Medici

Harry Andrews profile
Harry Andrews

Bramante

Alberto Lupo profile
Alberto Lupo

Duca di Urbino

Adolfo Celi profile
Adolfo Celi

Giovanni de' Medici

Venantino Venantini profile
Venantino Venantini

Paride de Grassis

Tomas Milian profile
Tomas Milian

Raffaello Sanzio

John Stacy profile
John Stacy

Giuliano da Sangallo

Fausto Tozzi profile
Fausto Tozzi

uomo

Maxine Audley profile
Maxine Audley

Woman

Andrea Giordana profile
Andrea Giordana

aiutante di Michelangelo

Charlton Heston profile
Charlton Heston

Michelangelo

Rex Harrison profile
Rex Harrison

Papa Giulio II

Diane Cilento profile
Diane Cilento

Contessina de'Medici

Harry Andrews profile
Harry Andrews

Bramante

Alberto Lupo profile
Alberto Lupo

Duca di Urbino

Adolfo Celi profile
Adolfo Celi

Giovanni de' Medici

Venantino Venantini profile
Venantino Venantini

Paride de Grassis

Tomas Milian profile
Tomas Milian

Raffaello Sanzio

John Stacy profile
John Stacy

Giuliano da Sangallo

Fausto Tozzi profile
Fausto Tozzi

uomo

Maxine Audley profile
Maxine Audley

Woman

Andrea Giordana profile
Andrea Giordana

aiutante di Michelangelo

Extra

Release Date

September 16, 1965

Original Language

English, Latin

Budget

$10,000,000.00

Production Company

DDL Cinematografica logoInternational Classics logo20th Century Fox logo

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