The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)


The Agony and the Ecstasy Poster
2h 18min | Drama, History | Oct 7, 1965 | Released

Charlton Heston stars as Renaissance artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), who begrudgingly paints the Sistine Chapel for imperious Pope Julius II in this epic adaptation of Irvine Stone's novel directed by Carol Reed. While the novel covers Michelangelo's life from birth to death, the film focuses on the battle of wills between the perfectionist artist and the impatient Pope who commissions (and eventually commands) him to paint the famed chapel.

Director: Carol Reed

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Cast (12 Members)


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Adolfo Celi

Giovanni de' Medici

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Charlton Heston

Michelangelo

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Harry Andrews

Bramante

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Venantino Venantini

Paris De Grassis

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Rex Harrison

Pope Julius II

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Diane Cilento

Contessina de'Medici

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John Stacy

Sangallo

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Fausto Tozzi

Foreman

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Alberto Lupo

Duke of Urbino

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Adolfo Pezzini

uomo alla cava

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Alex North

Original Music Composer

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Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

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Carol Reed

Director

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Franco Potenza

Original Music Composer

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