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.
Ratings
3.5
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)
Crew
Director
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Original Music Composer
Costume Design
First Assistant Director
Production Assistant
Casting
Associate Producer
Third Assistant Director
Assistant Makeup Artist
Second Assistant Director
Executive In Charge Of Production
Development Producer
Screenplay
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Executive Producer
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Art Direction
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Additional Writing
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Details
Release Date
1986-08-29
Runtime
93 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Italian
Production Companies
BFI
Channel 4 Television
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama
History
Romance