Cinematic background from The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 - 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.

The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965

Biography, Drama, History

Directors:
Carol Reed
Writers:
Irving Stone, Philip Dunne
Official poster of The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 directed by [object Object]