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.
Stars: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi
Crew: Carol Reed (Director), Vittorio Nino Novarese (Costume Design), Philip Dunne (Screenstory), Philip Dunne (Screenplay), Elmo Williams (Executive Producer), Darryl F. Zanuck (Executive Producer)
Country: Italy, United States of America
Language: English, Latin
Studio: DDL Cinematografica, International Classics, 20th Century Fox
Runtime: 138 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 16, 1965
IMDb: 3.9
Keywords:epic, based on novel or book, vatican, pope, artist, painter, biography, michelangelo, 16th century, italian renaissance, sistine chapel
