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The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

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

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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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Budget

$10000000

Revenue

$4000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

138 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

16 September 1965

Country

Italy

Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Michelangelo

Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison

Papa Giulio II

Diane Cilento

Diane Cilento

Contessina de'Medici

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Bramante

Alberto Lupo

Alberto Lupo

Duca di Urbino

Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

Giovanni de' Medici

Venantino Venantini

Venantino Venantini

Paride de Grassis

Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Raffaello Sanzio

John Stacy

John Stacy

Giuliano da Sangallo

Fausto Tozzi

Fausto Tozzi

uomo

Maxine Audley

Maxine Audley

Woman

Andrea Giordana

Andrea Giordana

aiutante di Michelangelo

Furio Meniconi

Furio Meniconi

contadino

Adolfo Pezzini

Adolfo Pezzini

uomo alla cava

Paolo Magalotti

Paolo Magalotti

guardia svizzera

Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Cardinal

Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

Cardinal

Rosalba Neri

Rosalba Neri

Seductive Woman (uncredited)

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

Narrator (uncredited)

Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Raphael

Fausto Tozzi

Fausto Tozzi

Foreman

Venantino Venantini

Venantino Venantini

Paris De Grassis

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