The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1965-09-16
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 126 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 18min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: DDL Cinematografica
  • Production Country: Italy, United States of America
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Summary

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.

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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