Caravaggio
148 reviews
Drama/History
1h 33m
1986
A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
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A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
- DirectorDerek Jarman
- Release29 August 1986
- Genre
- Duration1h 33m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate148 reviews
- Productions
BFI, Channel 4 Television
Cast

Nigel Terry
Caravaggio

Sean Bean
Ranuccio

Garry Cooper
Davide

Dexter Fletcher
Young Caravaggio

Spencer Leigh
Jerusaleme

Tilda Swinton
Lena

Nigel Davenport
Giustiniani

Robbie Coltrane
Scipione Borghese

Michael Gough
Cardinal Del Monte

Una Brandon-Jones
Weeping Woman

Imogen Claire
Lady with the Jewels

Lol Coxhill
Old Priest

Vernon Dobtcheff
Art Lover

Terry Downes
Bodyguard

Jonathan Hyde
Baglione

John Rogan
Vatican Official

Zohra Sehgal
Jerusaleme's Grandmother

Derek Jarman
Papal Aide (uncredited)
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