The Agony and the Ecstasy

Name: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1965-09-16
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo

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

7.1(148 votes)

1965

2h 18m

DramaHistory

based on novel or bookvatican (holy see)popeartistpainterbiographymichelangelo16th centuryitalian renaissancesistine chapel

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.