The Agony and the Ecstasy

7.0 1965 138 min
Drama History

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…

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Director
Carol Reed
Writer
Philip Dunne

Cast

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Charlton Heston Michelangelo
Rex Harrison Papa Giulio II
Diane Cilento Contessina de'Medici
Harry Andrews Bramante
Alberto Lupo Duca di Urbino
Adolfo Celi Giovanni de' Medici
Venantino Venantini Paride de Grassis
Tomas Milian Raffaello Sanzio
John Stacy Giuliano da Sangallo
Fausto Tozzi uomo
Maxine Audley Woman
Andrea Giordana aiutante di Michelangelo
Furio Meniconi contadino
Adolfo Pezzini uomo alla cava
Paolo Magalotti guardia svizzera
Alec McCowen Cardinal
Richard Pearson Cardinal
Rosalba Neri Seductive Woman (uncredited)

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