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Caravaggio 1986 Directed by Derek Jarman

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Italian
Gneres Drama , History , Romance
Production Companies BFI , Channel 4 Television
Release Date 29 August 1986
93 mins
Cast
Nigel Terry Caravaggio
Sean Bean Ranuccio
Dexter Fletcher Young Caravaggio
Spencer Leigh Jerusaleme
Nigel Davenport Giustiniani
Robbie Coltrane Scipione Borghese
Michael Gough Cardinal Del Monte
Noam Almaz Boy Caravaggio
Jack Birkett The Pope
Una Brandon-Jones Weeping Woman
Imogen Claire Lady with the Jewels
Sadie Corre Princess Collona
Lol Coxhill Old Priest
Terry Downes Bodyguard
Jonathan Hyde Baglione
Emile Nicolaou Young Jerusaleme
Gene October Model Peeling Fruit
Cindy Oswin Lady Elizabeth
John Rogan Vatican Official
Zohra Sehgal Jerusaleme's Grandmother
Lucien Taylor Boy with Guitar
Derek Jarman Papal Aide (uncredited)
Cerith Wyn Evans Altar Boy (uncredited)
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