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Bookmark this pageThe Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Director: Carol Reed
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Chuck paints the Sistine Chapel while Pope Rex looks up and wonders when it will be finished. The conflict between artist and sponsor often leads to some fine and even witty interplay, though the extremely dubious love affair and the pallid battle sequences make the film lose focus. Heston is good in the role - he looks less like Michelangelo than Michelangelo's statue of Moses - and the way that Reed conveys the actual painting is impressive. The original version included a 15-minute prologue, with music by Jerry Goldsmith, which toured the world's museums so that audiences might not muddle this Michelangelo with another.Author: ATu
Cast & crew
Director: Carol Reed
Producer: Carol Reed
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi, Fausto Tozzi, Tomas Milian full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 139 mins
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