The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy
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.
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Cast

Charlton Heston

Rex Harrison

Diane Cilento

Harry Andrews

Alberto Lupo

Adolfo Celi

Venantino Venantini

Tomas Milian

John Stacy

Fausto Tozzi

Maxine Audley

Andrea Giordana

Furio Meniconi
Adolfo Pezzini

Paolo Magalotti

Alec McCowen

Richard Pearson

Rosalba Neri

Marvin Miller

Tomas Milian

Fausto Tozzi

Venantino Venantini
Crew

Carol Reed
Leon Shamroy
Samuel E. Beetley
Alex North
Irving Stone

Philip Dunne

Philip Dunne

Carol Reed
Elmo Williams
