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From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures. - The Agony and the Ecstasy
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Title: The Agony and the Ecstasy

Release Date: 16 Sep 1965

Runtime: 2h 18m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: DDL Cinematografica, International Classics, 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: DDL Cinematografica, International Classics, 20th Century Fox

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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Average Vote: 7.1 (137 votes)

Cast

  • Michelangelo: Charlton Heston
  • Papa Giulio II: Rex Harrison
  • Contessina de'Medici: Diane Cilento
  • Bramante: Harry Andrews
  • Duca di Urbino: Alberto Lupo
  • Giovanni de' Medici: Adolfo Celi
  • Paride de Grassis: Venantino Venantini
  • Raffaello Sanzio: Tomas Milian
  • Giuliano da Sangallo: John Stacy
  • uomo: Fausto Tozzi
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