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Caravaggio

Caravaggio
★ 6.1/10•1986•1h 33m•NR•Drama•History•Romance

His passion came with a price.

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.

Derek Jarman · Director

Derek Jarman · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 29, 1986

Actors

Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

Caravaggio

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Ranuccio

Garry Cooper

Garry Cooper

Davide

Dexter Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher

Young Caravaggio

Spencer Leigh

Spencer Leigh

Jerusaleme

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Lena

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Giustiniani

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Scipione Borghese

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Cardinal Del Monte

Noam Almaz

Boy Caravaggio

Dawn Archibald

Dawn Archibald

Pipo

Jack Birkett

The Pope

Una Brandon-Jones

Una Brandon-Jones

Weeping Woman

Imogen Claire

Imogen Claire

Lady with the Jewels

Sadie Corre

Princess Collona

Lol Coxhill

Lol Coxhill

Old Priest

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