The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

10/07/1965 2h 18m

From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.

How old is the movie?

Overview

During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.

More movies from 1965

Cast Ages at Release

Charlton Heston

as Michelangelo

Born 10/04/1923

Died 04/05/2008, age

Rex Harrison

as Papa Giulio II

Born 03/05/1908

Died 06/02/1990, age

Diane Cilento

as Contessina de'Medici

Born 10/05/1933

Died 10/07/2011, age

Harry Andrews

as Bramante

Born 11/10/1911

Died 03/06/1989, age

Alberto Lupo

as Duca di Urbino

Born 12/19/1924

Died 08/13/1984, age

Adolfo Celi

as Giovanni de' Medici

Born 07/27/1922

Died 02/19/1986, age

Venantino Venantini

as Paride de Grassis

Born 04/17/1930

Died 10/09/2018, age

Tomas Milian

as Raffaello Sanzio

Born 03/03/1932

Died 03/22/2017, age

Alec McCowen

as Cardinal

Born 05/26/1925

Died 02/06/2017, age

Rosalba Neri

as Seductive Woman (uncredited)

Born 06/19/1939, age

Tomas Milian

as Raphael

Born 03/03/1932

Died 03/22/2017, age

Venantino Venantini

as Paris De Grassis

Born 04/17/1930

Died 10/09/2018, age