Movie
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Released: September 16, 1965 (1965)
Runtime: 138 minutes
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Rex Harrison as Papa Giulio II
Age at release: 57
- Harry Andrews as Bramante
Age at release: 53
- John Stacy as Giuliano da Sangallo
Age at release: 51
- Adolfo Celi as Giovanni de' Medici
Age at release: 43
- Fausto Tozzi as uomo
Age at release: 43
- Charlton Heston as Michelangelo
Age at release: 41
- Alberto Lupo as Duca di Urbino
Age at release: 40
- Venantino Venantini as Paride de Grassis
Age at release: 35
- Tomas Milian as Raffaello Sanzio
Age at release: 33
- Diane Cilento as Contessina de'Medici
Age at release: 31
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- Marvin Miller as Narrator (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- Richard Pearson as Cardinal
Age at release: 47
- Fausto Tozzi as Foreman
Age at release: 43
- Maxine Audley as Woman
Age at release: 42
- Furio Meniconi as contadino
Age at release: 41
- Alec McCowen as Cardinal
Age at release: 40
- Venantino Venantini as Paris De Grassis
Age at release: 35
- Tomas Milian as Raphael
Age at release: 33
- Rosalba Neri as Seductive Woman (uncredited)
Age at release: 26
- Andrea Giordana as aiutante di Michelangelo
Age at release: 19
- Adolfo Pezzini as uomo alla cava
Age at release: Unknown
- Paolo Magalotti as guardia svizzera
Age at release: Unknown