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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

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

Release Date: 1965, September 16
Directors: Carol Reed
Countries: Italy, United States of America
Production: DDL Cinematografica, DDL Cinematografica, International Classics, International Classics, 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox
Cast: Charlton Heston, Tomas Milian, Marvin Miller, Harry Andrews, Adolfo Celi, Alec McCowen, Richard Pearson, Rex Harrison, Venantino Venantini, Diane Cilento, Paolo Magalotti, Fausto Tozzi

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.

Keywords:

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