Caravaggio

19861h 33m6.1(164)

DramaHistoryRomance

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.

CountryUnited Kingdom

GenreDrama, History, Romance

ReleaseAugust 29, 1986

DirectorDerek Jarman

ProductionBFI, Channel 4 Television

CastNigel Terry, Sean Bean, Garry Cooper

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