---
title: 'Caravaggio (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Derek Jarman'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/caravaggio-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090798/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Caravaggio (1986)

1986 · 90 min · Drama, History · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Caravaggio is a 1986 British historical drama film directed by Derek Jarman. The film is a fictionalised retelling of the life of Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Simon Fischer Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-fischer-turner)
- **Director:** [Derek Jarman](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-jarman)
- **Screenplay:** [Derek Jarman](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-jarman), [Suso Cecchi d'Amico](https://cinepixo.com/people/suso-cecchi-d-amico)
- **Producer:** [Sarah Radclyffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-radclyffe)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gabriel Beristáin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-beristain)
- **Editor:** [George Akers](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-akers)

## Cast

- [Robbie Coltrane](https://cinepixo.com/people/robbie-coltrane)
- [Garry Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/garry-cooper)
- [Gene October](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-october)
- [Dexter Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/dexter-fletcher) as Caravaggio
- [Tilda Swinton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilda-swinton)
- [Simon Fischer Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-fischer-turner)
- [Spencer Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-leigh)
- [Nigel Terry](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-terry) as Caravaggio
- [Jack Birkett](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-birkett)
- [John Rogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-rogan)
- [Michael Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gough)
- [Vernon Dobtcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-dobtcheff)
- [Terry Downes](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-downes)
- [Zohra Sehgal](https://cinepixo.com/people/zohra-sehgal)
- [Sadie Corré](https://cinepixo.com/people/sadie-corre)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/caravaggio-1986
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