Directed by:
Carol ReedScreenplay:
Philip DunneCinematography:
Leon ShamroyComposer:
Alex NorthCast:
Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi, Venantino Venantini, John Stacy, Fausto Tozzi, Maxine Audley (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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381893_12ba41.png)
Charlton Heston
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Big Country (1958)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
![Rex Harrison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/387/164387846_776a42.jpg)
Rex Harrison
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Cleopatra (1963)
![Diane Cilento](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/606/159606276_c80c30.jpg)
Diane Cilento
Australia
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Hombre (1967)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
![Harry Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653269_647743.jpg)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Alberto Lupo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/855/159855448_c0b291.jpg)
Alberto Lupo
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Shortest Day (1963)
Il sicario (1960)
![Adolfo Celi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270776_ef93d6.jpg)
Adolfo Celi
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Grand Prix (1966)
All My Friends Part 2 (1982)
![Venantino Venantini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087328_0d3f08.jpg)
Venantino Venantini
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Cop or Hood (1979)
John Stacy
Australia
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
8½ (1963)
Too Bad She's Bad (1954)
![Fausto Tozzi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354492_3b6f8b.jpg)
Fausto Tozzi
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
El Cid (1961)
The Deserter (1971)
![Maxine Audley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/499/158499941_ed3dca.jpg)
Maxine Audley
UK
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
A King in New York (1957)
![Tomas Milian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274334_8ce96a.jpg)
Tomas Milian
Cuba
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Traffic (2000)
![Fortunato Arena](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634652_f7c245.jpg)
Fortunato Arena
Italy
Best movies:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Man of the East (1972)
Lars Bloch
Denmark
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
La dolce vita (1960)
Fantozzi Against the Wind (1980)
Angelo Boscariol
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Man of the East (1972)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
![Calisto Calisti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/966/157966830_a2499c.jpg)
Calisto Calisti
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Revolver (1973)
![Enrico Chiappafreddo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280522_4be65d.jpg)
Enrico Chiappafreddo
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972)
All the Way Trinity (1972)
Antonio Corevi
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Zorro contro Maciste (1963)
Pasquale De Filippo
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Pirates of the Coast (1960)
Gianni Di Segni
Italy
Best movies:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
![Gilberto Galimberti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/559/158559479_15f647.jpg)
Gilberto Galimberti
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
They Call Me Trinity (1970)
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972)