Michelangelo – Inferno und Ekstase

Seven Samurai if they squabbled about pigments. Michelangelo resists Pope Julius II's commission to paint the Sistine Chapel, leading to a titanic clash of wills. Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison embody outsized egos in a grandly theatrical Hollywood treatment.

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Carol Reed directed Michelangelo – Inferno und Ekstase in 1965. See Carol Reed's full filmography, where to start with Carol Reed, or where to go after you've seen everything by Carol Reed.

Michelangelo – Inferno und Ekstase was released in 1965 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 138 minutes.