The Agony and the Ecstasy

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Charlton Heston

Michelangelo

Age : 84 | Popularity : 48%

Rex Harrison

Papa Giulio II

Age : 82 | Popularity : 7%

Diane Cilento

Contessina de'Medici

Age : 78 | Popularity : 5%

Harry Andrews

Bramante

Age : 77 | Popularity : 16%

Alberto Lupo

Duca di Urbino

Age : 59 | Popularity : 3%

Adolfo Celi

Giovanni de' Medici

Age : 63 | Popularity : 15%

Venantino Venantini

Paride de Grassis

Age : 88 | Popularity : 13%

Tomas Milian

Raffaello Sanzio

Age : 85 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Elmo Williams Darryl F. Zanuck
	Producer	Carol Reed
Sound	Original Music Composer	Alex North
Art	Art Direction	Jack Martin Smith
	Set Decoration	Dario Simoni
	Production Design	John DeCuir
Editing	Editor	Samuel E. Beetley
Camera	Director of Photography	Leon Shamroy
Directing	Director	Carol Reed
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Vittorio Nino Novarese
Writing	Screenplay	Philip Dunne
	Screenstory	Philip Dunne
	Novel	Irving Stone
Department	Role	Name

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