The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

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

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1965-09-16
  • User Rating: 7.099/10 from 137 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 18min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: DDL Cinematografica
  • Production Country: Italy, United States of America
  • Director: Carol Reed
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Summary

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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  • Charlton Heston

    as Michelangelo

  • Rex Harrison

    as Papa Giulio II

  • Diane Cilento

    as Contessina de'Medici

  • Harry Andrews

    as Bramante

  • Alberto Lupo

    as Duca di Urbino

  • Adolfo Celi

    as Giovanni de' Medici

  • Venantino Venantini

    as Paride de Grassis

  • Tomas Milian

    as Raffaello Sanzio

  • John Stacy

    as Giuliano da Sangallo

  • Fausto Tozzi

    as uomo

  • Maxine Audley

    as Woman

  • Andrea Giordana

    as aiutante di Michelangelo

  • Furio Meniconi

    as contadino

  • Adolfo Pezzini

    as uomo alla cava

  • Paolo Magalotti

    as guardia svizzera

  • Alec McCowen

    as Cardinal

  • Richard Pearson

    as Cardinal

  • Rosalba Neri

    as Seductive Woman (uncredited)

  • Marvin Miller

    as Narrator (uncredited)

  • Tomas Milian

    as Raphael

  • Fausto Tozzi

    as Foreman

  • Venantino Venantini

    as Paris De Grassis
Directing Carol Reed Director
Production Elmo Williams Executive Producer
Writing Philip Dunne Screenstory
Art John DeCuir Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Vittorio Nino Novarese Costume Design
Writing Irving Stone Novel
Writing Philip Dunne Screenplay
Production Darryl F. Zanuck Executive Producer
Art Dario Simoni Set Decoration
Production Carol Reed Producer
Art Jack Martin Smith Art Direction
Camera Leon Shamroy Director of Photography
Editing Samuel E. Beetley Editor
Sound Alex North Original Music Composer

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