The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), directed by Carol Reed.
It's not a complicated story. Sculptor Michelangelo doesn't want to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel but -- after much wrangling with the Pope -- he becomes obsessed. Both men understand each other better after their multi-year ordeal.
Two distinct characters by two very different actors:
Rex Harrison is dapper, witty and a bit thuggish. His Julius is a better general than a Pope. He realizes at the end that he will be remembered only as the man who commissioned the painting.
Charlton Heston is, as always, earnest and intense, playing an astonishingly productive artist who cared about almost nothing else.
Some beautiful locations and a few battle scenes, although since we know little about the factions it doesn't grab us much.
A twelve minute documentary intro surveys Michelangelo's sculptures.
Alex North score.
Superb Blu-ray. 2.20 aspect ratio. I see pulsing in brightness in some dark scenes, not a big issue.