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The agony and the ecstasy [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox ; International Classics ; producer/director, Carol Reed ; screen story and screenplay, Philip Dunne.

Reed, Carol, 1906-1976 (Added Author). Heston, Charlton. (Added Author). Harrison, Rex (Added Author). Cilento, Diane (Added Author). Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989 (Added Author). Lupo, Alberto. (Added Author). Celi, Adolfo, 1922-1986 (Added Author). North, Alex (Added Author). Stone, Irving, 1903-1989 Agony and the ecstasy. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi (Cast).

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

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
  • Edition: Widescreen version.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1965
Based on the novel of the same title by Irving Stone
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music composed and conducted by Alex North ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; art director, Jack Martin Smith ; production designed by John DeCuir ; film editor, Samuel E. Beetley
Participant or Performer Note:
Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi
Target Audience Note:
Not rated
System Details Note:
DVD
Language Note:
In English, French or Spanish with subtitles in English or Spanish ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
Subject: Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 > Drama.
Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace, Vatican City) > Drama.
Feature films.
Biographical films
Historical films
Films for the hearing impaired

Available copies

  • 2 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library DRAMA AGO DVD (Text) 37814003059046 VIDEO Available -
Enterprise Public Library DVD Agony (Text) 30001000222499 Videos Checked out 05/07/2025
North Powder City Library DVD AGO (Text) 37867000078880 Videos In process -
Union Carnegie Public Library DVD AGONY (Text) 37883000314290 Video Available -

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