The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965, 2h 18min -

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. Show more

"The Agony and the Ecstasy" — movie produced in Italy and USA and released in 1965. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.2 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 18min. "The Agony and the Ecstasy" is currently available to stream on Apple TV and Amazon Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!