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The agony and the ecstasy /

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Historical drama depicting Michelangelo's artistic conflicts with Pope Julius II, who commissions him to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Agony and the ecstasy (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: International Classics, inc, CBS Fox Video
Other Authors: Reed, Carol, 1906-1976, Dunne, Philip, 1908-1992, Heston, Charlton, Harrison, Rex, Cilento, Diane, Stone, Irving, 1903-1989
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: Livonia, MI : CBS/Fox Video, [1988]
Subjects:
Biographical films.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, > 1475-1564 > Drama.
Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City) > Drama.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Historical drama depicting Michelangelo's artistic conflicts with Pope Julius II, who commissions him to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1965 motion picture by International Classics and Twentieth Century-Fox.
Based on the novel by Irving Stone.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (139 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Directed by Carol Reed ; screen story and screenplay by Philip Dunne ; music by Alex North.