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  1. The Agony and the Ecstasy

    The Agony and the Ecstasy

    1965 · Historical drama · 2h 16m

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  1. The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 American historical drama film directed by Carol Reed and starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II.

  2. The Agony and the Ecstasy: Directed by Carol Reed. With Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews. The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.

    • (8.1K)
    • Biography, Drama, History
    • Carol Reed
    • 1965-09-16
  3. Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison portray two of the Renaissance's most colorful figures in this historical drama based on Irving Stone's...

  4. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison) contracts the influential artist Michelangelo (Charlton Heston) to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb.

    • (7)
    • Charlton Heston
    • Carol Reed
    • Twentieth Century Fox
  5. A biographical chronicle of Michelangelo and the opposition he faced from Pope Julius II while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. 1,424 IMDb 7.1 2 h 13 min 1965. 13+. Historical · Drama · Joyous · Touching. Available to rent or buy.

    • 133 min
  6. 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.

    • 138 min
  7. Brief Synopsis. Michelangelo fights censorship and an autocratic pope to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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