Release Date
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Original Release
September 16, 1965
2h 18m
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
⭐ 7.1138 min
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
Carol Reed
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 7.6
Cast
Charlton Heston
Michelangelo
⭐2.0
Rex Harrison
Papa Giulio II
⭐11.4
Diane Cilento
Contessina de'Medici
⭐2.9
Harry Andrews
Bramante
⭐1.1
Alberto Lupo
Duca di Urbino
⭐5.4
Adolfo Celi
Giovanni de' Medici
⭐6.4
Venantino Venantini
Paride de Grassis
⭐0.4
Tomas Milian
Raffaello Sanzio
⭐10.6
John Stacy
Giuliano da Sangallo
⭐3.6
Fausto Tozzi
uomo
⭐0.8
Genres
DramaHistory
Production Companies
DDL CinematograficaInternational Classics
20th Century Fox
