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The Agony and the Ecstasy   1965         N/R, 136 min. Genre: Drama Director: Carol Reed   Cast: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews, Alberto Lupo, Adolfo Celi, Tomas Milian, Maxine Audley, Venantino Venantini, Fausto Tozzi   In this film adaptation of Irving Stone's novel, Michelangelo (Charlton Heston) undergoes personal anguish while painting the Sistine Chapel for Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison). The film received five Academy Award nominations.