The Agony and the Ecstasy
From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.
1965-09-16 | 138 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Charlton HestonMichelangelo
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Rex HarrisonPapa Giulio II
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Diane CilentoContessina de'Medici
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Harry AndrewsBramante
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Alberto LupoDuca di Urbino
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Adolfo CeliGiovanni de' Medici
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Venantino VenantiniParide de Grassis
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Tomas MilianRaffaello Sanzio
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John StacyGiuliano da Sangallo
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Fausto Tozziuomo
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Maxine AudleyWoman
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Andrea Giordanaaiutante di Michelangelo
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Furio Meniconicontadino
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Paolo Magalottiguardia svizzera
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Alec McCowenCardinal
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Richard PearsonCardinal
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Rosalba NeriSeductive Woman (uncredited)
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Marvin MillerNarrator (uncredited)
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Tomas MilianRaphael
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