The Agony and the Ecstasy
From the age of magnificence comes a new magnificence in motion pictures.
138 mins
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.
Adolfo Pezzini
uomo alla cava
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Costume Design
Elmo Williams
Executive Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
John DeCuir
Production Design
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Dario Simoni
Set Decoration
Irving Stone
Novel
Samuel E. Beetley
Editor
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography