Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has revealed that it plans to bring to Blu-ray director Carol Reed's The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), starring Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Alberto Lupo, Venantino Venantini, and Tomas Milian. The preliminary release date set by the studio is March 4, 2014.
Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison portray two of the Renaissance's most colorful figures in this historical drama based on Irving Stone's best-seller set in the early 16th century. When Pope Julius ll (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 to Rome. Eventually resumed, the project becomes a battle of wills fueled by artistic and temperamental differences that form the core of this movie. Nominated for an Oscar Cinematography and named one of the year's best films by the National Board of Review.
Special Features:
•Original Trailer
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