Title: The Agony and the Ecstasy (The Agony and the Ecstasy)
Release Date: 1965-09-16
IMDB ID: tt0058886
Vote Average: 7.067 (149 votes)
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.
Cast: Charlton Heston (Michelangelo), Rex Harrison (Papa Giulio II), Diane Cilento (Contessina de'Medici), Harry Andrews (Bramante), Alberto Lupo (Duca di Urbino), Adolfo Celi (Giovanni de' Medici),
Crew: Carol Reed (Director), Vittorio Nino Novarese (Costume Design), Philip Dunne (Screenstory), Elmo Williams (Executive Producer), Darryl F. Zanuck (Executive Producer), John DeCuir (Production Design),