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The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

# From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.
Drama   History
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 10,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , Latin
📆 Date Released: 1965-09-16
⌚ Running Time: 138 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.099

Beloved Cast

Charlton Heston original image
Michelangelo
Charlton Heston
Rex Harrison original image
Papa Giulio II
Rex Harrison
Diane Cilento original image
Contessina de'Medici
Diane Cilento
Harry Andrews original image
Bramante
Harry Andrews
Alberto Lupo original image
Duca di Urbino
Alberto Lupo
Adolfo Celi original image
Giovanni de' Medici
Adolfo Celi
Venantino Venantini original image
Paride de Grassis
Venantino Venantini
Tomas Milian original image
Raffaello Sanzio
Tomas Milian
John Stacy original image
Giuliano da Sangallo
John Stacy
Fausto Tozzi original image
uomo
Fausto Tozzi
Maxine Audley original image
Woman
Maxine Audley
Andrea Giordana original image
aiutante di Michelangelo
Andrea Giordana
Furio Meniconi original image
contadino
Furio Meniconi
Adolfo Pezzini original image
uomo alla cava
Adolfo Pezzini
Paolo Magalotti original image
guardia svizzera
Paolo Magalotti
Alec McCowen original image
Cardinal
Alec McCowen
Richard Pearson original image
Cardinal
Richard Pearson
Rosalba Neri original image
Seductive Woman (uncredited)
Rosalba Neri
Marvin Miller original image
Narrator (uncredited)
Marvin Miller
Tomas Milian original image
Raphael
Tomas Milian
Fausto Tozzi original image
Foreman
Fausto Tozzi
Venantino Venantini original image
Paris De Grassis
Venantino Venantini

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