The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

Movie"From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures."
Audience Score
70
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NR 2 hr 18 minOct 7th, 1965Drama, 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.
StarringCharlton HestonRex HarrisonDiane Cilento
DirectorCarol Reed

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 7th, 1965
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 22nd, 2005 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$10,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$4,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Elmo Williams, Darryl F. Zanuck
Production Companies:DDL Cinematografica, International Classics, 20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookbiographyartistpainterepic16th centuryvaticanpopeitalian renaissancemichelangelo