Movielogr
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Directed by Carol Reed
Most recently watched by sleestakk
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.
Length 138 minutes
Actors
Charlton Heston | Rex Harrison | Diane Cilento | Harry Andrews | Alberto Lupo | Adolfo Celi | John Stacy | Maxine Audley | Andrea Giordana | Furio Meniconi | Adolfo Pezzini | Paolo Magalotti | Alec McCowen | Richard Pearson | Rosalba Neri | Marvin Miller | Tomás Milián | Fausto Tozzi | Venantino Venantini