Directed by:
Carol ReedScreenplay:
Philip DunneCinematography:
Leon ShamroyCast:
Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi, Venantino Venantini, Tomas Milian, Alec McCowen, Fausto Tozzi (more)VOD (1)
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In 16th century Rome, Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (Charlton Heston) to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo refuses and tries to flee Rome, but is eventually forced to undertake the work by Julius. The project then takes on a subtler scale, representing not merely the heavenly hierarchy, but the clash of wills between the two men. (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Charlton Heston
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Big Country (1958)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Rex Harrison
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Cleopatra (1963)
Diane Cilento
Australia
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Hombre (1967)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Alberto Lupo
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Shortest Day (1963)
Il sicario (1960)
Adolfo Celi
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Grand Prix (1966)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Venantino Venantini
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Cop or Hood (1979)
Tomas Milian
Cuba
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
Alec McCowen
UK
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
Fausto Tozzi
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
El Cid (1961)
The Deserter (1971)
Maxine Audley
UK
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
A King in New York (1957)
Furio Meniconi
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Man of the East (1972)
Cleopatra (1963)