The Agony And The Ecstasy
When Pope Julius II (Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (Heston) 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...
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
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Beverly Hills, CA :
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
[c2004]
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| Series: | Cinema classics collection.
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| Summary: | When Pope Julius II (Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (Heston) 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 that form the core of this movie. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. Based on the novel of the same title by Irving Stone. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen anamorphic 2.20:1; Dolby Digital. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; art director, Jack Martin Smith ; production designed by John DeCuir ; film editor, Samuel E. Beetley ; music composed and conducted by Alex North. |
