The Agony and the Ecstasy

Name: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Director: Carol Reed
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1965-09-16
Duration: 2 h 18 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo

Directed by Carol Reed

Drama

History

19652h 18m7.1

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.