Storyline
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.
Released
29 August 1986
Runtime
1h 33min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
BFI, Channel 4 Television
Cast
Nigel Terry
Caravaggio
Sean Bean
Ranuccio
Garry Cooper
Davide
Dexter Fletcher
Young Caravaggio
Spencer Leigh
Jerusaleme
Tilda Swinton
Lena
Nigel Davenport
Giustiniani
Robbie Coltrane
Scipione Borghese
Michael Gough
Cardinal Del Monte
Noam Almaz
Boy Caravaggio
Dawn Archibald
Pipo
Jack Birkett
The Pope
Una Brandon-Jones
Weeping Woman
Imogen Claire
Lady with the Jewels
Sadie Corre
Princess Collona
Lol Coxhill
Old Priest
Vernon Dobtcheff
Art Lover
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
Simon Fisher-Turner
Fra Filippo
Derek Jarman
Papal Aide (uncredited)
Cerith Wyn Evans
Altar Boy (uncredited)
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