The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965 ‧ Drama/History ‧ 2h 18m
7.1/10 · IMDb
78% · Rotten Tomatoes
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison) contracts the influential artist Michelangelo (Charlton Heston) to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine...
Release date: October 7, 1965 (USA)
Director: Carol Reed
Story by: Irving Stone and Philip Dunne
Screenplay: Philip Dunne
Distributed by: 20th Century Studios
Adapted from: The Agony and the Ecstasy