The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

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Director

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Carol Reed

Storyline

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The story of how Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel, under close scrutiny from the demanding Pope Julius II.

Cast

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• Credited
• Uncredited A-G
• Uncredited H-Q
• Uncredited R-Z
• Unidentified

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Cast

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Actors credited in the English version, in credit order, which I believe are the same in all international versions. All credited cast are listed with roles.

Charlton Heston
as Michelangelo

Rex Harrison
as Pope Julius II

Diane Cilento
as Contessina de Medici

Harry Andrews
as Bramante

Alberto Lupo
as Duke of Urbino

Adolfo Celi
as Giovanni de Medici

Venantino Venantini
as Paris De Grassis

John Stacy
as Sangallo

Fausto Tozzi
as Foreman

Maxine Audley
as Prostitute (credited as playing "Woman")

and

Tomas Milian
as Raphael

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Uncredited actors A-G

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Fortunato Arena
as Papal guard

Carmelo Artale
as Cardinal

Ugo Attanasio
as Cardinal

Emma Baron
as Noblewoman on the battlefield

Fausto Beffa
as Papal guard

Lars Bloch
as Baron Von Silenen

Angelo Boscariol
as Papal guard

Calisto Calisti
as Physician

Salvatore Campochiaro
as Cardinal

Angelo Casadei
as Candle bearer in procession

Amerigo Castrichella
as Quarry cart assistant

Lucia Cavalieri
as Woman in the street

Adele Ceccotti
as Woman at the first viewing of the chapel ceiling

Enrico Chiappafreddo
as Tavern customer

Massimo Ciprari
as Papal guard

Franz Colangelo
as 1. Canopy bearer
as 2. Man at the first viewing of the chapel ceiling

Antonio Corevi
as Banquet guest

Ermelinda De Felice
as Tavern waitress

Pasquale De Filippo
as Priest who gets paint dropped on him

Gianni Di Segni
as Tavern customer

Tony Di Mitri
as Priest
(his robes are somewhat darker than the other cardinals, so I'm going with the more vague description)

Giulio Donnini
as Papal advisor

Umberto Felici
as Nobleman at the first viewing of the chapel ceiling

Onofrio Fulli
as Priest

Eugenio Galadini
as Cardinal

Gilberto Galimberti
as Tavern customer

John Gayford
as Papal guard
Identification confirmed by John on Facebook

Caterina Ghigliero
as Noblewoman at the first viewing of the chapel ceiling

Giglio Gigli
as Papal guard

Veriano Ginesi
as Tavern customer

Andrea Giordana
as Assistant to Michelangelo

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Uncredited actors H-Q

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Margherita Horowitz
as Noblewoman at the first viewing of the chapel ceiling

Marianna Leibl
as Tavern customer

Margherita Lelli
as Woman at the first viewing of the chapel ceiling

Paolo Magalotti
as Papal guard

Ugo Mari
as Priest

Cesare Martignoni
as Priest

Gino Marturano
as Papal guard

Gina Mascetti
as Woman unimpressed by the Pope's arrival

Alec McCowen
as Cardinal

Furio Meniconi
as Tavern keeper

Mario Meniconi
as Cart driver

Sandro Mondini
as Banquet guest

Nino Musco
as Tavern customer

Vezio Natili
as Nobleman at the first viewing of the chapel ceiling

Rosalba Neri
as Woman with Michelangelo in the tavern

Attilio Olivo
as Cardinal

Ennio Pagliani
as Man carrying the candelabrum

Piero Pastore
as Nobleman on the battlefield

Richard Pearson
as Cardinal

Mario Pennisi
as Man unimpressed by the Pope's arrival

Mimmo Poli
as Tavern customer

Antonio Proietti
as Nobleman

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Uncredited actors R-Z

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Giuliano Raffaelli
as Assistant to Michelangelo

Ettore Ribotta
as Papal guard

Amerigo Santarelli
as Cart driver

Luigi Scavran
as Priest

Alberto Sorrentino
as Prostitute's client

Dino Strano
as Guard

Amedeo Trilli
as Tavern customer with the face of a saint

Mirko Valentin
as Soldier

Daniele Vargas
as Physician

"Baldie"
as Cardinal

"Black Peplum Beard"
as Nobleman at the first viewing of the chapel ceiling

"Fat Greying with Squared Head"
as ??? - I have no idea what he is supposed to be

"Faux Fornari"
as Street sweeper

"Lemur Man"
as Man at the first viewing of the chapel ceiling

"Mouse Man"
as Priest

"Mr. Chinny"
as Nobleman in the street

"Old Gangster"
as 1. Priest
as 2. Cardinal

"Palumbo Lookalike"
as Nobleman in the street

"Scarecrow"
as Cardinal

"White Western Beard"
as Nobleman

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Unidentified actors

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Uncredited actors listed as appearing by other sources, but not identified

• Vincenzo Maggio - IMDb as Tavern customer. We previously had Vincenzo identified in this role, but on close examination I decided it was not him, however in the meantime someone has copied our incorrect ID to IMDb, meaning it is stuck there. Let that be a lesson to those people who think it is a good idea to copy our identifications without first confirming them yourself!
• Marvin Miller - IMDb as Narrator. Somewhat hard to confirm unless someone knows his voice.
• Adolfo Pezzini - IMDb as Man at quarry.

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Unidentified actors

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I thought the soldier on horseback could maybe be Mirko Ellis, but I don't know that he's seen clearly enough to make a certain ID

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Unidentified actors

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[FatmanDan]

So, first we have some yet ID's not "wiped out": Venantini in 54/55 and a bunch of Andrea Giordanos between 147 and 155, always between Charlton Heston and the bucket of flowers....
Then:
Lars Bloch, indeed, in 75/96/104/111, in red with thick golden cross sticked upon.
Giuliano Raffaeli in 56-59 ans 61, to me.
Amerigo Castrichella in 9 / 11
Paolo Magalotti in 35
Dino Strano in 142 as one of the guards
Joe Kamel in 86/87 on horseback

[Ciavazzaro]

Later i will watch better, but for the moment i can say:

Last man on the left in pic 31 and who can be seen also in n.30 is Fausto Beffa

Lucia Cavalieri pic 37 on the left, and on the left in pic 162 behind the woman in green

n 38 on the left the Palumbo look a like

In 58 i see Giuliano Raffaelli with blonde hairs

n62 and 63 i see Marianne Leibl

n 112 on the right the mouse-man

Is possible in pic 144 on the left Salvatore Campochiario with a wig ?

N146 the old gangster

n159 on the right i think i see Franz Colangelo