The Agony and the Ecstasy
From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, History
Budget: $10,000,000 | Revenue : $4,000,000
Runtime: 138 minutes
The Son of No One
Barabbas
The Fountainhead
The Creeping Flesh
Mixed Nuts
Storm in a Teacup
Tattoo
The Alamo
Automata
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Charlton Heston
Played Michelangelo
Rex Harrison
Played Papa Giulio II
Diane Cilento
Played Contessina de'Medici
Harry Andrews
Played Bramante
Alberto Lupo
Played Duca di Urbino
Adolfo Celi
Played Giovanni de' Medici
Venantino Venantini
Played Paride de Grassis
Tomas Milian
Played Raffaello Sanzio
John Stacy
Played Giuliano da Sangallo
Fausto Tozzi
Played uomo
Maxine Audley
Played Woman
Andrea Giordana
Played aiutante di Michelangelo
Furio Meniconi
Played contadino
Adolfo Pezzini
Played uomo alla cava
Paolo Magalotti
Played guardia svizzera
Alec McCowen
Played Cardinal
Richard Pearson
Played Cardinal
Rosalba Neri
Played Seductive Woman (uncredited)
Marvin Miller
Played Narrator (uncredited)
Tomas Milian
Played Raphael
Fausto Tozzi
Played Foreman
Venantino Venantini
Played Paris De Grassis
Backdrops
Posters
Logos
