During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.
Charlton Heston
as Michelangelo
Rex Harrison
as Papa Giulio II
Diane Cilento
as Contessina de'Medici
Harry Andrews
as Bramante
Alberto Lupo
as Duca di Urbino
Adolfo Celi
as Giovanni de' Medici
Venantino Venantini
as Paride de Grassis
Tomas Milian
as Raffaello Sanzio
John Stacy
as Giuliano da Sangallo
Fausto Tozzi
as uomo
Maxine Audley
as Woman
Andrea Giordana
as aiutante di Michelangelo
