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The Agony and the Ecstasy is a american film of genre Drama directed by Carol Reed released in USA on 7 october 1965 with Charlton Heston
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
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Add to a movie listThe Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 American film directed by Carol Reed, starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II. The film was partly based on Irving Stone's biographical novel of the same name. This film deals with the conflicts of Michelangelo and Pope Julius II during the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. It also features a soundtrack co-written by prolific composers Alex North and Jerry Goldsmith.
The film was shot in Todd-AO and Cinemascope versions. The Todd-AO version was used for the DVD release because of its superior picture quality.
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, a sculptor from Florence, is first commissioned to craft the Pope's tomb in Rome. Instead, Pope Julius II orders him to paint frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling depicting the Twelve Apostles. After his first attempt at painting the Apostles, he destroys his work and flees to Carrara to quarry Carrara marble. He evades the pope's guard and flees into the mountains, where he becomes inspired.Actors
Charlton Heston
(Michelangelo)
Rex Harrison
(Papa Giulio II)
Diane Cilento
(Contessina de'Medici)
Harry Andrews
(Bramante)
Alberto Lupo
(Duca di Urbino)
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