The Agony and the Ecstasy
From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.
19652h 18mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- History
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 16, 1965
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Latin
- Countries
- Italy, United States of America
- Cast
- Charlton Heston,Rex Harrison,Diane Cilento,Harry Andrews,Alberto Lupo,Adolfo Celi,Venantino Venantini,Tomas Milian,John Stacy,Fausto Tozziand 9 more
- Director
- Carol Reed
- Writer
- Philip Dunne,Irving Stone
- Producer
- Elmo Williams,Darryl F. Zanuck,Carol Reed
- Cinematography
- Leon Shamroy
- Music
- Alex North
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Revenue
- $4,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0058886