The Agony and the Ecstasy1965
From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.
Director
Screenplay
Philip Dunne
Actors
Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi, Venantino Venantini, Tomas Milian, Maxine Audley, Alec McCowen, Marvin Miller
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 138 Minutes
Genres
About the film
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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Ratings
7.1tmdb
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