IMDb
Original Title
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Status
Released
Production Companies
DDL CinematograficaInternational Classics20th Century Fox
Original Language
EN
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$4,000,000
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.
Director
Carol Reed
Production Countries
Italy, United States of America
Spoken Languages
Latin, English
