Caravaggio (1986)
Caravaggio (1986)
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.

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Cast

Nigel Terry Nigel Terry As: Caravaggio
Sean Bean Sean Bean As: Ranuccio
Garry Cooper Garry Cooper As: Davide
Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher As: Young Caravaggio
Spencer Leigh Spencer Leigh As: Jerusaleme
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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.


Tagline: His passion came with a price.
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Language: English, Italiano

Release Date: 29 August 1986

Country: GB

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: BFI, Channel 4 Television

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Cast

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

Noam Almaz

Boy Caravaggio

Dawn Archibald

Dawn Archibald

Pipo

Jack Birkett

Jack Birkett

The Pope

Una Brandon-Jones

Una Brandon-Jones

Weeping Woman

Imogen Claire

Imogen Claire

Lady with the Jewels

Sadie Corre

Sadie Corre

Princess Collona

Lol Coxhill

Lol Coxhill

Old Priest

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Art Lover

Terry Downes

Terry Downes

Bodyguard

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde

Baglione

Emile Nicolaou

Emile Nicolaou

Young Jerusaleme

Gene October

Gene October

Model Peeling Fruit

Cindy Oswin

Cindy Oswin

Lady Elizabeth

John Rogan

John Rogan

Vatican Official

Zohra Sehgal

Zohra Sehgal

Jerusaleme's Grandmother

Lucien Taylor

Lucien Taylor

Boy with Guitar

Simon Fisher-Turner

Simon Fisher-Turner

Fra Filippo

Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman

Papal Aide (uncredited)

Cerith Wyn Evans

Cerith Wyn Evans

Altar Boy (uncredited)

Directed By

Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman

Director

Glynn Purcell

Glynn Purcell

First Assistant Director

Pat Aldersley

Pat Aldersley

Third Assistant Director

Simon Moseley

Simon Moseley

Second Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Jules Bradbury

Jules Bradbury

Production Assistant

Debbie McWilliams

Debbie McWilliams

Casting

Nicholas Ward Jackson

Nicholas Ward Jackson

Associate Producer

Jill Pack

Jill Pack

Executive In Charge Of Production

James Mackay

James Mackay

Development Producer

Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson

Production Manager

Sarah Radclyffe

Sarah Radclyffe

Producer

Colin MacCabe

Colin MacCabe

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sandy Powell

Sandy Powell

Costume Design

Miri Ben-Schlomo

Miri Ben-Schlomo

Assistant Makeup Artist

Morag Ross

Morag Ross

Makeup Artist

Sound

Simon Fisher-Turner

Simon Fisher-Turner

Original Music Composer

Billy McCarthy

Billy McCarthy

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Gabriel Beristain

Gabriel Beristain

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Michael Buchanan

Michael Buchanan

Art Direction

Christopher Hobbs

Christopher Hobbs

Production Design

Tim Youngman

Tim Youngman

Property Master

Other Crew

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Additional Writing

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