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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

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

7.1/10 2h 18m Sep 16, 1965
Drama History

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Agony and the Ecstasy
Original Language EN
Budget $10,000,000
Revenue $4,000,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Michelangelo
Popularity: 6.1
Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison
Papa Giulio II
Popularity: 3.6
Diane Cilento
Diane Cilento
Contessina de'Medici
Popularity: 0.5
Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
Bramante
Popularity: 4.6
Alberto Lupo
Alberto Lupo
Duca di Urbino
Popularity: 0.3
Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi
Giovanni de' Medici
Popularity: 0.7
Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini
Paride de Grassis
Popularity: 0.5
Tomas Milian
Tomas Milian
Raffaello Sanzio
Popularity: 1.4
John Stacy
John Stacy
Giuliano da Sangallo
Popularity: 0.3
Fausto Tozzi
Fausto Tozzi
uomo
Popularity: 0.3
Maxine Audley
Maxine Audley
Woman
Popularity: 0.4
Andrea Giordana
Andrea Giordana
aiutante di Michelangelo
Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Director Carol Reed
Screenplay Philip Dunne
Producer Carol Reed
Executive Producer Elmo Williams, Darryl F. Zanuck
Editor Samuel E. Beetley

Production

DDL Cinematografica
IT
International Classics
20th Century Fox
US

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Keywords

epic based on novel or book vatican (holy see) pope artist painter biography michelangelo 16th century italian renaissance sistine chapel

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8.5/10
Sep 18, 2014

When will you make an end? When I am finished! And so it be that that is the often repeated exchange between Rex Harrison's Pope Julius II & Charlton Heston's Michelangelo, and thus we have the basis for the film version of Irving Stone's novel The Agony & The Ectasy. This is a fictionalised a ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jan 7, 2023

Depending on the version you see, this film starts with a gorgeously scored trip around some of the museums of Italy and of the Vatican allowing us to put the sheer magnificence of the talent of Michelangelo Buonarroti into context - and the volume and quality of that body of work, condensed into te ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 16, 1965
Runtime 2h 18m
Budget $10,000,000
Revenue $4,000,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
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