The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Charlton Heston
as Michelangelo
as Michelangelo
Rex Harrison
as Papa Giulio II
as Papa Giulio II
Diane Cilento
as Contessina de'Medici
as Contessina de'Medici
Harry Andrews
as Bramante
as Bramante
Alberto Lupo
as Duca di Urbino
as Duca di Urbino
Adolfo Celi
as Giovanni de' Medici
as Giovanni de' Medici
Venantino Venantini
as Paride de Grassis
as Paride de Grassis
Tomas Milian
as Raffaello Sanzio
as Raffaello Sanzio
John Stacy
as Giuliano da Sangallo
as Giuliano da Sangallo
Fausto Tozzi
as uomo
as uomo
Maxine Audley
as Woman
as Woman
Andrea Giordana
as aiutante di Michelangelo
as aiutante di Michelangelo
Furio Meniconi
as contadino
as contadino
Adolfo Pezzini
as uomo alla cava
as uomo alla cava
Paolo Magalotti
as guardia svizzera
as guardia svizzera
Alec McCowen
as Cardinal
as Cardinal
Richard Pearson
as Cardinal
as Cardinal
Rosalba Neri
as Seductive Woman (uncredited)
as Seductive Woman (uncredited)
Marvin Miller
as Narrator (uncredited)
as Narrator (uncredited)
Tomas Milian
as Raphael
as Raphael
Fausto Tozzi
as Foreman
as Foreman
Venantino Venantini
as Paris De Grassis
as Paris De Grassis
Crew arrow_drop_down
Carol Reed
Director
Director
Elmo Williams
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Philip Dunne
Screenstory
Screenstory
John DeCuir
Production Design
Production Design
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Costume Design
Costume Design
Irving Stone
Novel
Novel
Philip Dunne
Screenplay
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Dario Simoni
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Carol Reed
Producer
Producer
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Art Direction
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Samuel E. Beetley
Editor
Editor
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
