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The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

Starring: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi, Venantino Venantini, John Stacy

Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison portray two of the Renaissance's most colourful figures in this historical drama based on Irving Stone's bestseller set in the early 16th century. When Pope Julius II (Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (Heston) to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the artist initially refuses. Virtually forced to do the job by Julius, he later destroys his own work and flees Rome. Eventually resumed, the project becomes a battle of wills fuelled by artistic and temperamental differences that form the core of this movie. Nominated for an Oscar for Cinematography and named one of the year's best films by the National Board of Review, The Agony And The Ecstasy is a rich dramatisation of the struggle behind one of the world's artistic masterpieces. It is the story - and a film - that is both moving and fascinating.

Format: DVD
Region: ALL
Rating: G
Running time: 138 mins approx 
Language: English, French, Spanish