The Agony and the Ecstasy

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

Duration: 138 min

Release date: 1965-09-16

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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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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

as Michelangelo

as Papa Giulio II

as Contessina de'Medici

as Duca di Urbino

as Giovanni de' Medici

Venantino Venantini

Venantino Venantini

as Paride de Grassis

as Raffaello Sanzio

as Giuliano da Sangallo

Andrea Giordana

Andrea Giordana

as aiutante di Michelangelo

as uomo alla cava

Paolo Magalotti

Paolo Magalotti

as guardia svizzera

Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

as Seductive Woman (uncredited)

as Narrator (uncredited)

Venantino Venantini

Venantino Venantini

as Paris De Grassis

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Production Design

Vittorio Nino Novarese

Vittorio Nino Novarese

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

Jack Martin Smith

Jack Martin Smith

Director of Photography

Samuel E. Beetley

Samuel E. Beetley

Original Music Composer

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