The Agony and the Ecstasy was released in the year 1965。The Agony and the Ecstasy is also called as Tormento y el éxt, Tormento e l'estasi, Michelangelo - smerte og ekstase, Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy, Inferno und Ekstase, Extase et l'agonie, Agonia kai ekstasis, Agonia e Êxtase, Agonía y el éxtasis。

Pope Julius is eager to leave behind works by which he will be remembered. To this end he cajoles Michelangelo into painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When not on the battlefield uniting Italy, the Pope nags Michelangelo to speed up his painful work on the frescoes.

The Agony and the Ecstasy actors and actresses include Charlton Heston。