The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
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.
Director:
Carol Reed
Writer:
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 |
| Writing | Irving Stone | Novel |
| Writing | Philip Dunne | Screenstory |
| Writing | Philip Dunne | Screenplay |
| Production | Carol Reed | Producer |
| Production | Elmo Williams | Executive Producer |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Art | John DeCuir | Production Design |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Dario Simoni | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vittorio Nino Novarese | Costume Design |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Samuel E. Beetley | Editor |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
