The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) BluRay
IMDB:
7.1 (TMDb)
Released:
1965-09-16
Runtime:
138 min
Genres:
Drama, History
Countries:
Italy, United States of America
Director:
Carol Reed
Actors:
Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi, Venantino Venantini, Tomas Milian
Synopsis
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.
