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The Agony and the Ecstasy

The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.

Director

Carol Reed

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

DDL Cinematografica,International Classics,20th Century Fox

Awards

Nominated for 5 Oscars. 3 wins & 9 nominations total

Michelangelo

Charlton Heston

Pope Julius II

Contessina de'Medici

Bramante

Francesco Maria della Rovere, duke of Urbino

Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici (pope Leo X)

Paris De Grassis

Venantino Venantini

Sangallo

Foreman

Woman

Raphael

Baron Von Silenen

Papal Guard

Paolo Magalotti

Cardinal

Peasant

Narrator

Man at Quarry

Man Driving Cart

Amerigo Santarelli

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Pope Julius Ii Michelangelo Raphael Contessina De Medici

When will you make an end When will you make an end - The Agony and the Ecstasy

When will you make an end When will you make an end

His first work, a bas-relief.
The Madonna of the Stairs. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

His first work, a bas-relief. The Madonna of the Stairs.

At 17, he created
the Battle of the Centaurs. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

At 17, he created the Battle of the Centaurs.

Ajoyous satyr, in reality the devil... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Ajoyous satyr, in reality the devil...

For the Dominicans
of Santo Spiritu, The Crucifix... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

For the Dominicans of Santo Spiritu, The Crucifix...

The Tomb of Giuliano and its companion
works Night and Day. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Tomb of Giuliano and its companion works Night and Day.

And the mask, symbols of the dreams
and terrors of darkness. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

And the mask, symbols of the dreams and terrors of darkness.

The genius of Victory, said to be tribute
to Lorenzo, Michelangelo's second father... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

The genius of Victory, said to be tribute to Lorenzo, Michel...

The Piet� of the Duomo in Florence. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Piet� of the Duomo in Florence.

The Piet� of Palestrina. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Piet� of Palestrina.

But a work more widely known than these... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

But a work more widely known than these...

And there is that other colossus... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

And there is that other colossus...

Here, that glory of the sculptor's art. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Here, that glory of the sculptor's art.

Your Holiness. A great victory.
A great day for Rome... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Your Holiness. A great victory. A great day for Rome...

Amen. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Let's go and see. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Let's go and see.

Michelangelo, please,
come and join our party. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Michelangelo, please, come and join our party.

Bramante wants to pull it down - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Bramante wants to pull it down

What are you trying to do, ruin my work? - The Agony and the Ecstasy

What are you trying to do, ruin my work?

Try this. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Tell me now! - The Agony and the Ecstasy

My wine's sour? That's a new cask. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

My wine's sour? That's a new cask.

If the wine is sour - The Agony and the Ecstasy

If the wine is sour

That is why it is necessary to support
our armies in Bologna... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

That is why it is necessary to support our armies in Bologna...

You questioned his assistants those Florentines - The Agony and the Ecstasy

You questioned his assistants those Florentines

- Have you seen Michelangelo Buonarroti?
- No. No, I haven't seen him. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

- Have you seen Michelangelo Buonarroti? - No. No, I haven&#...

Michelangelo here. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Michelangelo here.

Doesn't he ever stop worrying? - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Doesn't he ever stop worrying?

You, there, have you seen Michelangelo? - The Agony and the Ecstasy

You, there, have you seen Michelangelo?

You there! Above! - The Agony and the Ecstasy

You there! Above!

Whoa! Steady! Steady! - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Whoa! Steady! Steady!

So God created man in His own image. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

So God created man in His own image.

In the image of God, He created him... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

In the image of God, He created him...

And God said... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

And God said...

Your Holiness, the enemy
has refused to talk. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Your Holiness, the enemy has refused to talk.

L'm no judge of what's proper for a pontiff - The Agony and the Ecstasy

L'm no judge of what's proper for a pontiff

Psst. Psst. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

- Master.
- What is it? - The Agony and the Ecstasy

- Master. - What is it?

No. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

When will you make an end? - The Agony and the Ecstasy

When will you make an end?

And it's my misfortune
to love the impossible. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

And it's my misfortune to love the impossible.

- Is it another woman?
- No. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

- Is it another woman? - No.

The patience of our family
is a proverb in Florence. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

The patience of our family is a proverb in Florence.

Painting in this century - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Painting in this century

No. Lay more surface, then go home. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

No. Lay more surface, then go home.

As Your Holiness instructed, I called on
Michelangelo. He's still very weak. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

As Your Holiness instructed, I called on Michelangelo. He�...

What Your Holiness suggests does us both dishonor - The Agony and the Ecstasy

What Your Holiness suggests does us both dishonor

What runs in Michelangelo's veins is not blood - The Agony and the Ecstasy

What runs in Michelangelo's veins is not blood

I think we may safely say that Buonarroti
will be back on the ceiling within the week. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

I think we may safely say that Buonarroti will be back on th...

I have suffered your insolence
for the last time. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

I have suffered your insolence for the last time.

A lackey for the rich and powerful - The Agony and the Ecstasy

A lackey for the rich and powerful

Is it a crime that he wants the world to see it and share in his pride this - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Is it a crime that he wants the world to see it and share in...

Buonarroti is here. - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Buonarroti is here.

Holy Father... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

When you don't shout - The Agony and the Ecstasy

When you don't shout

Your Holiness, do we continue the retreat? - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Your Holiness, do we continue the retreat?

What you have painted here - The Agony and the Ecstasy

What you have painted here

And this is how you see man - The Agony and the Ecstasy

And this is how you see man

To an engineer To Bramante even to Leonardo Not Michelangelo - The Agony and the Ecstasy

To an engineer To Bramante even to Leonardo Not Michelangelo

Let the waters bring forth abundantly - The Agony and the Ecstasy

Let the waters bring forth abundantly

Holy Father... - The Agony and the Ecstasy

- What are you doing here?
- ## - The Agony and the Ecstasy

- What are you doing here? - ##

I think there's more love here than could ever exist between a man and a woman - The Agony and the Ecstasy

I think there's more love here than could ever exist...

I take no credit - The Agony and the Ecstasy

I take no credit

What has it taught you - The Agony and the Ecstasy

What has it taught you

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The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.

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Director: Carol Reed

Writer: Irving Stone, Philip Dunne

Production: DDL Cinematografica,International Classics,20th Century Fox

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 1965

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Sep 1965

Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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