The Agony and the Ecstasy
“From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.”
- 1965
- 2h 18m
- U
★ 7.0 TMDB Rating · 159 votes
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.
- Director
- Carol Reed
- Release date
- Sep 16, 1965
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of The Agony and the Ecstasy
Charlton Heston
Michelangelo
Rex Harrison
Papa Giulio II
Diane Cilento
Contessina de'Medici
Harry Andrews
Bramante
Alberto Lupo
Duca di Urbino
Adolfo Celi
Giovanni de' Medici
Venantino Venantini
Paride de Grassis
Tomas Milian
Raffaello Sanzio
John Stacy
Giuliano da Sangallo
Fausto Tozzi
uomo
Maxine Audley
Woman
Andrea Giordana
aiutante di Michelangelo
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The Agony and the Ecstasy release dates by country
The Agony and the Ecstasy was released in cinemas on Oct 7, 1965 (United States).
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Oct 7, 1965 | — | — |
| United Kingdom | Oct 27, 1965 | — | U |
| Australia | Nov 17, 1966 | — | — |
| Germany | Sep 16, 1965 | — | — |
| Finland | Sep 24, 1965 | — | — |
| Netherlands | Oct 20, 1965 | — | — |
| Portugal | Nov 1, 1965 | — | — |
| Sweden | Nov 1, 1965 | — | — |
| Spain | Dec 21, 1965 | — | — |
| Brazil | Dec 25, 1965 | — | — |
| Japan | Feb 12, 1966 | — | — |
| South Africa | Mar 9, 1966 | — | — |
| France | Apr 12, 1966 | — | U |
| Denmark | May 9, 1966 | — | — |
| Argentina | Jun 1, 1966 | — | — |
| Mexico | May 18, 1967 | — | — |
| XC | Oct 3, 1969 | — | — |
| Iceland | Jan 17, 1970 | — | — |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
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