The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

Released: 1965-09-16 Duration: 2hr 18min
Genres: Drama History
Rating 7.1
From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.

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.

Production Companies

DDL Cinematografica
International Classics
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox

Additional Info

Budget $10,000,000.00
Revenue $4,000,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 10.898

Directed By

Carol Reed

Crew

Director
Carol Reed
Costume Design
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Screenstory
Philip Dunne
Screenplay
Philip Dunne
Executive Producer
Elmo Williams
Executive Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Carol Reed
Production Design
John DeCuir
Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith
Set Decoration
Dario Simoni
Original Music Composer
Alex North
Director of Photography
Leon Shamroy

TOP CAST

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston

Michelangelo

Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison

Papa Giulio II

Diane Cilento
Diane Cilento

Contessina de'Medici

Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews

Bramante

Alberto Lupo
Alberto Lupo

Duca di Urbino

Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi

Giovanni de' Medici

Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini

Paride de Grassis

Tomas Milian
Tomas Milian

Raffaello Sanzio

John Stacy
John Stacy

Giuliano da Sangallo

Andrea Giordana
Andrea Giordana

aiutante di Michelangelo

Furio Meniconi
Furio Meniconi

contadino

Adolfo Pezzini
Adolfo Pezzini

uomo alla cava

Paolo Magalotti
Paolo Magalotti

guardia svizzera

Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen

Cardinal

Rosalba Neri
Rosalba Neri

Seductive Woman (uncredited)

Marvin Miller
Marvin Miller

Narrator (uncredited)

Tomas Milian
Tomas Milian

Raphael

Fausto Tozzi
Fausto Tozzi

Foreman

Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini

Paris De Grassis

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