Michelangelo - Inferno und Ekstase (1965)
Im Jahr 1508 beauftragt Papst Julius II. das gefeierte künstlerische Genie Michelangelo, die Decke der Sixtinischen Kapelle im Vatikan auszumalen. Der weigert sich zunächst den Auftrag anzunehmen, wird jedoch vom machtbesessenen Julius, der sich damit ein Denkmal setzen will, gezwungen. Michelangelo beginnt mit der mühevollen Arbeit, die ihn bald an den Rand der nervlichen und körperlichen Erschöpfung bringt. Zwischen ihm und seinem Auftraggeber entbrennt in der heiligen Stätte ein gnadenloser Machtkampf, an dessen Ende er nur noch einen verzweifelten Ausweg sieht...
Der Regisseur:
Carol Reed
Der Autor:
Philip Dunne
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Charlton Heston as Michelangelo |
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Rex Harrison as Papa Giulio II |
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Diane Cilento as Contessina de'Medici |
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Harry Andrews as Bramante |
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Alberto Lupo as Duca di Urbino |
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Adolfo Celi as Giovanni de' Medici |
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Venantino Venantini as Paride de Grassis |
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Tomas Milian as Raffaello Sanzio |
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John Stacy as Giuliano da Sangallo |
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Fausto Tozzi as uomo |
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Maxine Audley as Woman |
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Andrea Giordana as aiutante di Michelangelo |
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Furio Meniconi as contadino |
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Adolfo Pezzini as uomo alla cava |
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Paolo Magalotti as guardia svizzera |
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Alec McCowen as Cardinal |
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Richard Pearson as Cardinal |
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Rosalba Neri as Seductive Woman (uncredited) |
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Marvin Miller as Narrator (uncredited) |
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Tomas Milian as Raphael |
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Fausto Tozzi as Foreman |
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Venantino Venantini as Paris De Grassis |
| Directing | Carol Reed | Director |
| Production | Elmo Williams | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Philip Dunne | Screenstory |
| Art | John DeCuir | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vittorio Nino Novarese | Costume Design |
| Writing | Irving Stone | Novel |
| Writing | Philip Dunne | Screenplay |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Art | Dario Simoni | Set Decoration |
| Production | Carol Reed | Producer |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Samuel E. Beetley | Editor |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
