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.
Publisher:Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2005.
General Note: Closed-captioned. In English, French or Spanish with optional English and Spanish subtitles.Home use only.Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.20:1).Originally released as a motion picture in 1965.Based on the novel 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.