Movie · 1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Released 16 September 1965 More from 1965 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Rex Harrison
as Papa Giulio II
Harry Andrews
as Bramante
John Stacy
as Giuliano da Sangallo
Fausto Tozzi
as uomo
Fausto Tozzi
as Foreman
Maxine Audley
as Woman
Furio Meniconi
as contadino
Alberto Lupo
as Duca di Urbino
Tomas Milian
as Raffaello Sanzio
Tomas Milian
as Raphael
Diane Cilento
as Contessina de'Medici
Rosalba Neri
as Seductive Woman (uncredited)
Andrea Giordana
as aiutante di Michelangelo
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The numbers
38years between the oldest and youngest billed
57Rex Harrison — oldest on the call sheet
19Andrea Giordana — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast