The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

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

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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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

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Tagline:	From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.
Certification:	U

Details

Genres: Drama, History

Language: English, Latin

Release Date: 16 September 1965

Country: IT, US

Runtime: 138m

Company Credits

Company: DDL Cinematografica, International Classics, 20th Century Fox

Budget: $10,000,000

Revenue: $4,000,000

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Cast

	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)
	Marvin Miller	Narrator (uncredited)
	Tomas Milian	Raphael
	Fausto Tozzi	Foreman
	Venantino Venantini	Paris De Grassis