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The Agony and the Ecstasy

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Historical drama, set in the 16th century. Michelangelo, the Italian Renaissance's master sculptor, is commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the vaults of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. He grudgingly accepts and begins to create one of the world's greatest works of art.
Review page 57. (1965, U)

Contributors

Director:
Carol Reed
Michelangelo:
Chariton Heston
Pope Julius II:
Rex Harrison
Contessinade Medici:
Diane Cilento
Bramante:
Harry Andrews
Duke of urbino:
Alberto Lupo
Giovanni de Medici:
Adolfo Celi
Paris de Grassis:
Venantino Venantini
Sangallo:
John Stacy
Raphael:
Tomas Milian
Source: Radio Times

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