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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) | Slate

The Agony and the Ecstasy

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The Agony and the Ecstasy

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Rated 7.0 on TMDB

The Agony and the Ecstasy

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

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.

Released: 1965
Runtime: 2h 18m
Genres: Drama, History
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Philip DunneScreenstory, Screenplay

Carol ReedDirector

Irving StoneNovel

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Charlton HestonMichelangelo
Rex HarrisonPapa Giulio II
Diane CilentoContessina de'Medici

Harry AndrewsBramante
Alberto LupoDuca di Urbino
Adolfo CeliGiovanni de' Medici
Venantino VenantiniParide de Grassis, Paris De Grassis
Tomas MilianRaffaello Sanzio, Raphael

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