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''[['''The Agony and the Ecstasy]]''''' (1965) is the tale of the creation of the ceiling fresco paintings for the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. The film is also the story of the trails and tribulations of the artist Michelangelo ([[Charlton Heston]]) and his patron, Pope Julius II ([[Rex Harrison]]), as they spar over money, Michelangelo's art, inspiration and a bit of the politics of the time.