The Agony and the Ecstasy

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 The Agony and the Ecstasy 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.

The Agony and the Ecstasy was released in 1965 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 138 minutes.