The Agony and the Ecstasy

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.

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  Charlton Heston

  Michelangelo
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  Rex Harrison

  Papa Giulio II
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  Diane Cilento

  Contessina de'Medici
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  Harry Andrews

  Bramante
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  Alberto Lupo

  Duca di Urbino
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  Adolfo Celi

  Giovanni de' Medici
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  Venantino Venantini

  Paride de Grassis
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  Tomas Milian

  Raffaello Sanzio
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  John Stacy

  Giuliano da Sangallo
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  Fausto Tozzi

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