Caravaggio

1h 33min

Drama

History

Romance

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 Companies

BFI

Channel 4 Television

Cast

Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

Caravaggio
Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Ranuccio
Dexter Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher

Young Caravaggio
Spencer Leigh

Spencer Leigh

Jerusaleme
Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Giustiniani
Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Scipione Borghese
Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Cardinal Del Monte
Noam Almaz

Noam Almaz

Boy Caravaggio
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
Terry Downes

Terry Downes

Bodyguard
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
Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman

Papal Aide (uncredited)
Cerith Wyn Evans

Cerith Wyn Evans

Altar Boy (uncredited)

Release date

29th Aug 1986

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano, English