Caravaggio (1986)
His passion came with a price.
93 min
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.
- Release date
- January 22, 1987
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom, Australia
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Trailer
Cast
- Nigel Terry as Caravaggio
- Sean Bean as Ranuccio
- Garry Cooper as Davide
- Dexter Fletcher as Young Caravaggio
- Spencer Leigh as Jerusaleme
- Tilda Swinton as Lena
- Nigel Davenport as Giustiniani
- Robbie Coltrane as Scipione Borghese
- Michael Gough as Cardinal Del Monte
- Noam Almaz as Boy Caravaggio
- Dawn Archibald as Pipo
- Jack Birkett as The Pope
- Una Brandon-Jones as Weeping Woman
- Imogen Claire as Lady with the Jewels
- Sadie Corre as Princess Collona
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Art Lover
- Terry Downes as Bodyguard
- Jonathan Hyde as Baglione
- John Rogan as Vatican Official
- Zohra Sehgal as Jerusaleme's Grandmother
- Simon Fisher-Turner as Fra Filippo
- Derek Jarman as Papal Aide (uncredited)
- Cerith Wyn Evans as Altar Boy (uncredited)
Crew
- Derek Jarman · Director
- Derek Jarman · Writer
- Nicholas Ward Jackson · Writer
- Sarah Radclyffe · Producer
- Simon Fisher-Turner · Composer
- Gabriel Beristain · Cinematographer
- George Akers · Editor
- Debbie McWilliams · Casting director
- Christopher Hobbs · Production designer