CinemaOSMovie · 1965 · 2h 18m
The Agony and the Ecstasy

From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.

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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.

Directed byCarol Reed

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 18m
Language
EN
Released
September 16, 1965
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$4,000,000
Studios
International Classics

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Michelangelo

Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison

Papa Giulio II

Diane Cilento

Diane Cilento

Contessina de'Medici

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Bramante

Alberto Lupo

Alberto Lupo

Duca di Urbino

Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

Giovanni de' Medici

Venantino Venantini

Venantino Venantini

Paride de Grassis

Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Raffaello Sanzio

John Stacy

John Stacy

Giuliano da Sangallo

Fausto Tozzi

Fausto Tozzi

uomo

Creative team
Directed by
Carol Reed
Carol Reed
Written by
Philip Dunne
Philip Dunne
Produced by
Carol Reed
Carol Reed

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