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