Discover
Michelangelo and Pope Julius II come to grips over the painting of the Sistine Chapel. Big-budget epic based on the Irving Stone book!
Original Release
09/24/1965
US Release
10/07/1965
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charlton Heston | Michelangelo |
| Harry Andrews | Bramante |
| Rex Harrison | Pope Julius II / Papa Giulio II |
| Diane Cilento | Contessina de'Medici |
| Alberto Lupo | Francesco Maria della Rovere, duke of Urbino / Duca di Urbino |
| Adolfo Celi | Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici (pope Leo X) / Giovanni de' Medici |
| Venantino Venantini | Paris De Grassis / Paride de Grassis |
| Tomas Milian | Raphael / Raffaello Sanzio |
| Andrea Giordana | aiutante di Michelangelo |
| Maxine Audley | Woman / donna |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charlton Heston | Michelangelo |
| Harry Andrews | Bramante |
| Rex Harrison | Pope Julius II / Papa Giulio II |
| Diane Cilento | Contessina de'Medici |
| Alberto Lupo | Francesco Maria della Rovere, duke of Urbino / Duca di Urbino |
| Adolfo Celi | Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici (pope Leo X) / Giovanni de' Medici |
| Venantino Venantini | Paris De Grassis / Paride de Grassis |
| Tomas Milian | Raphael / Raffaello Sanzio |
| Andrea Giordana | aiutante di Michelangelo |
| Maxine Audley | Woman / donna |
| Fausto Tozzi | Foreman / uomo |
| Furio Meniconi | contadino / Peasant |
| Marvin Miller | Narrator |
| John Stacy | Sangallo / Giuliano da Sangallo |
| Alec McCowen | Cardinal |
| Paolo Magalotti | guardia svizzera / Papal Guard |
| Lars Bloch | Baron Von Silenen |
| Adam Preston | Man at Tavern |
| Adolfo Pezzini | Man at Quarry / uomo alla cava |
| Amerigo Santarelli | Man Driving Cart |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Elmo Williams | Executive Producer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Carol Reed | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Color | Nominated |
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color | Nominated |
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color | Nominated |
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Sound | Nominated |
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Music, Score - Substantially Original | Nominated |
| 1966 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1966 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
