Title | : | The Agony and the Ecstasy |
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Release | : | 1965 |
Rating | : | 7.2 |
Language | : | English, Latin |
Runtime | : | 138 |
Genre | : | Biography,Drama,History |
Pope Julius II (Sir Rex Harrison) is eager to leave behind works by which he will be remembered. To this end he cajoles Michelangelo (Charlton Heston) into painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When not on the battlefield uniting Italy, the Pope nags Michelangelo to speed up his painful work on the frescoes.
Irving Stone (based on the novel: "The Agony and the Ecstasy" by), Philip Dunne (screen story and screenplay)