Agony and the ecstasy
Irving Stone's The Agony and the ecstasy
Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; a Carol Reed production ; International Classics, Inc. ; screen story and screenplay by Philip Dunne ; directed by Carol Reed.
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- Beverly Hills, California Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2014
- 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- 20th Century Fox studio classics .
Wide screen (2.20:1). Based on the novel "The agony and the ecstasy" by Irving Stone. Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. Special features: Restoration comparison; Teaser; Trailer.
In this historical drama, when Pope Julius II commissions Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the artist initially refuses. Virtually forced to do the job by Julius, he later destroys his own work and flees Rome. Eventually resumed, the project becomes a battle of wills fueled by the artistic and temperamental differences between the two men.
Canadian home video rating: PG.
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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Julius II, Pope, 1443-1513 --Drama. Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 --Drama. Stone, Irving, 1903-1989 --Film adaptations.