The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
2h 18m
Running Time
September 16, 1965Release Date
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
2h 18m
Running Time
September 16, 1965Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Charlton Heston
Michelangelo
Rex Harrison
Pope Julius II
Diane Cilento
Contessina de'Medici
Harry Andrews
Bramante
Alberto Lupo
Francesco Maria della Rovere, duke of Urbino
Adolfo Celi
Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici (pope Leo X)
Venantino Venantini
Paris De Grassis
John Stacy
Sangallo
Fausto Tozzi
Foreman
Maxine Audley
Woman
Andrea Giordana
aiutante di Michelangelo
Carol Reed
Director
Furio Meniconi
contadino
Irving Stone
Writer
Adolfo Pezzini
uomo alla cava
Philip Dunne
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 16, 1965
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 18m
Budget$10,000,000
Box Office$4,000,000
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Wiki.
The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 American historical drama film directed by Carol Reed and starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II. The film was partly based on Irving Stone's 1961 biographical novel of the same name, and deals with the conflicts of Michelangelo and Pope Julius II during the 1508-1512 painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. It also features a soundtrack by prolific composers Alex North and Jerry Goldsmith.The film was shot in Todd-AO and Cinemascope versions. The Todd-AO version was used for the DVD release because of its superior picture quality.