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His passion came with a price. - Caravaggio
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Title: Caravaggio

Release Date: 29 Aug 1986

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Drama, History, Romance

Director: BFI, Channel 4 Television

Production Companies: BFI, Channel 4 Television

Overview: 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.

Additional Information

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (143 votes)

Cast

  • Caravaggio: Nigel Terry
  • Ranuccio: Sean Bean
  • Davide: Garry Cooper
  • Young Caravaggio: Dexter Fletcher
  • Jerusaleme: Spencer Leigh
  • Lena: Tilda Swinton
  • Giustiniani: Nigel Davenport
  • Scipione Borghese: Robbie Coltrane
  • Cardinal Del Monte: Michael Gough
  • Boy Caravaggio: Noam Almaz
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