The Agony and the Ecstasy
(1965)

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

Released: 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

as Michelangelo

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Rex Harrison

as Papa Giulio II

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Diane Cilento

as Contessina de'Medici

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Alberto Lupo

as Duca di Urbino

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Adolfo Celi

as Giovanni de' Medici

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Venantino Venantini

as Paride de Grassis

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Tomas Milian

as Raffaello Sanzio

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John Stacy

as Giuliano da Sangallo

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Andrea Giordana

as aiutante di Michelangelo

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Furio Meniconi

as contadino

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Adolfo Pezzini

as uomo alla cava

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Paolo Magalotti

as guardia svizzera

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Alec McCowen

as Cardinal

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Rosalba Neri

as Seductive Woman (uncredited)

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Marvin Miller

as Narrator (uncredited)

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Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

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Alex North

Original Music Composer

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Elmo Williams

Executive Producer

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Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

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John DeCuir

Production Design

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