Caravaggio

Caravaggio

93 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Aug. 29, 1986

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.

Caravaggio

93 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Aug. 29, 1986

Caravaggio
A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Channel 4 Television, British Film Institute
Original title Caravaggio
Directors Pat Aldersley, Glynn Purcell, Simon Moseley, Derek Jarman
Writers Nicholas Ward Jackson, Derek Jarman, Suso Cecchi d'Amico

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

Lol Coxhill

as Old Priest

Vernon Dobtcheff

as Art Lover

Terry Downes

as Bodyguard

Jonathan Hyde

as Baglione

Emile Nicolaou

as Young Jerusaleme

Gene October

as Model Peeling Fruit

Cindy Oswin

as Lady Elizabeth

John Rogan

as Vatican Official

Zohra Sehgal

as Jerusaleme's Grandmother

Lucien Taylor

as Boy with Guitar

Simon Fisher-Turner

as Fra Filippo

Derek Jarman

as Papal Aide (uncredited)

Cerith Wyn Evans

as Altar Boy (uncredited)