The Agony and the Ecstasy
movie
From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.
Released September 16, 1965
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.
Cast
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
Crew
Carol Reed
as
Director
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Vittorio Nino Novarese
as
Costume Design
Philip Dunne
as
Screenstory
Philip Dunne
as
Screenplay
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Elmo Williams
as
Executive Producer
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Darryl F. Zanuck
as
Executive Producer
Carol Reed
as
Producer
John DeCuir
as
Production Design
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Jack Martin Smith
as
Art Direction
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Dario Simoni
as
Set Decoration
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Irving Stone
as
Novel
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Samuel E. Beetley
as
Editor