Directed by:
Carol ReedScreenplay:
Philip DunneCinematography:
Leon ShamroyComposer:
Alex NorthCast:
Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi, Venantino Venantini, John Stacy, Fausto Tozzi, Maxine Audley (more)VOD (1)
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Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison portray two of the Renaissance's most colorful figures in this historical drama based on Irving Stone's best-seller set in the early 16th century. When Pope Julius ll (Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (Heston) to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the artist initially refuses. Virtually forced to do the job by Julius, he later destroys his own work and flees to Rome. Eventually resumed, the project becomes a battle of wills fueled by artistic and temperamental differences that form the core of this movie. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Veriano Ginesi
Italy
Best movies:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Amarcord (1973)
![Andrea Giordana](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312318_e73336.jpg)
Andrea Giordana
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Piazza di Spagna (1993) (series)
Violetta (2011) (TV movie)
Margherita Horowitz
Poland
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Man of the East (1972)
Viva Italia! (1977)
Paolo Magalotti
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
They Call Me Trinity (1970)
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968)
Gino Marturano
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Sweet Life (1960)
Ace High (1968)
![Alec McCowen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/263/158263825_f2b4f0.jpg)
Alec McCowen
UK
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
![Furio Meniconi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/855/159855505_97a51c.jpg)
Furio Meniconi
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Man of the East (1972)
Cleopatra (1963)
Mario Meniconi
Italy
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
![Marvin Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160049_d14b81.jpg)
Marvin Miller (narrator)
USA
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) - narrator
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)