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Storia tormentata e dolorosa dei quattro anni in cui, contravvenendo più volte agli ordini del Papa e disattendendo ai suoi desideri, Michelangelo Buonarroti dipinge la Cappella Sistina, seguendo unicamente il sacro fuoco della fede più intima e dell'arte.
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Disc 1
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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
138 min
HistoryDrama
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.
Credits
Director
Carol Reed
Writer
Philip Dunne
Cast
Charlton Hestonas Michelangelo
Rex Harrisonas Papa Giulio II
Diane Cilentoas Contessina de'Medici
Harry Andrewsas Bramante
Alberto Lupoas Duca di Urbino
Adolfo Celias Giovanni de' Medici
Venantino Venantinias Paride de Grassis
Tomas Milianas Raffaello Sanzio
John Stacyas Giuliano da Sangallo
Fausto Tozzias uomo
Cinematographer
Leon Shamroy
Composer
Alex North
Editor
Samuel E. Beetley
Producer
Carol Reed
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 10, 2026