The Agony and the Ecstasy
Charlton Heston stars as Renaissance artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 � 18 February 1564), who begrudgingly paints the Sistine Chapel for imperious Pope Julius II in this epic adaptation of Irvine Stone's novel directed by Carol Reed. While the novel covers Michelangelo's life from birth to death, the film focuses on the battle of wills between the perfectionist artist and the impatient Pope who commissions (and eventually commands) him to paint the famed chapel.
Genres: Drama , Biography , History
Actors: Maxine Audley , Harry Andrews , Charlton Heston , Diane Cilento , Venantino Venantini , Adolfo Celi , Rex Harrison , Tomas Milian , John Stacy , Alberto Lupo , Fausto Tozzi
Director: Carol Reed
Duration: 138 min
Quality: HD
Release: 1965
IMDb: 7.2