- BFI identifier107107
- Date1986 (Copyright)
1986 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisReconstructs the life and work of the painter whose death in 1610 followed years on the run as a murderer. The film links the characters in Caravaggio's art with the violent events of his career. (Synopsis)
- Work history'Shot entirely at Western Half Warehouse of Limehouse Studios, London E14'
- Genre
- CategoryFiction
- Subject
- Credits
- CastNigel Terry (Michelangelo Caravaggio)
Sean Bean (Ranuccio Tommasoni)
Garry Cooper (Davide)
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Caravaggio (Original)
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available to view in BFI Reuben Library - Scripts / DocumentsScript - Script type: Screenplay - SCR-2350
Derek Jarman - interview transcript - Transcript of audio interview with Derek Jarman conducted by Derek Malcolm at NFT, to coincide with the opening of Caravaggio (1986) - EPH-6-49
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See Derek Jarman Collection. Information folder held.
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