The Agony and the Ecstasy

Name: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Rating: 7.1

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

Not Rated Drama History

Starring: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo

Writer: Irving Stone, Philip Dunne, Philip Dunne

Release Date:
September 16, 1965

Ratings:
7.1 / 10

Director:
Carol Reed

Companies:
DDL Cinematografica

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.

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