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
Charlton Heston
USA
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Rex Harrison
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Diane Cilento
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Angelo Boscariol
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Calisto Calisti
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Gianni Di Segni
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Gilberto Galimberti
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