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The Agony and the Ecstasy

BBC One
on BBC One London

Starring
Charlton Heston
Rex Harrison
Michelangelo, the master sculptor of the Italian Renaissance, is commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the vaults of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. He agrees unwillingly, and thus begins a four-year battle over the creation of one of the world's greatest works of art.
Producer/Director Carol Reed
● FILMS: pages 20-26
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Contributors

Unknown:
Charlton Heston
Unknown:
Rex Harrison
Unknown:
Pope Julius Ii
Michelangelo:
Charlton Heston
Pope Julius II:
Rex Harrison
Contessina de' Medici:
Diane Cilento
Bramante:
Harry Andrews
Duke ofUrbino:
Alberto Lupo
Source: Radio Times

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