The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965

Name: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Released: 1965-09-16
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo

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.

Directed by:	Carol Reed
Written by:	Philip Dunne
Runtime:	138 minutes
Critics score:	86 / 100
Tagline:	From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.