Caravaggio (1986)

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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.

• Released: 1986-08-29
• Genres: Drama, History, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 33m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 167 votes

Directed by Derek Jarman.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Caravaggio

• United States: stream on Kino Film Collection, BFI Player Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Australia: watch free on Plex

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