Caravaggio (Original title)
Dates: 1986 (Copyright), 1986 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Derek Jarman
Synopsis: Reconstructs 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.
Genres: Biopic, Historical drama
Subjects: Caravaggio (c1565-c1609), Italian painting, Baroque
Releases
Date: 1986Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 93 mins Length: 8353 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specifiedRuntime: 92 mins 52 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer
Dates: 1986 (Copyright), 1986 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Derek Jarman
Synopsis: Reconstructs 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.
Genres: Biopic, Historical drama
Subjects: Caravaggio (c1565-c1609), Italian painting, Baroque
Releases
Date: 1986Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 93 mins Length: 8353 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specifiedRuntime: 92 mins 52 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©: Derek Jarman, Production Company: British Film Institute, In association with: Channel Four, Presents: British Film Institute, Presented in association with: Nicholas Ward-Jackson, For the B.F.I. (Executive Producer): Colin MacCabe, Produced by: Sarah Radclyffe, For the B.F.I. (Exec in Charge of Prodn): Jill Pack, Project Development: James Mackay, Production Manager: Sarah Wilson, For the B.F.I. (Production Accountant): Sheryl Leonardo, Production Assistant: Jules Bradbury, Runner: Yvonne Little, Simon Wallace, Floor Runner: Belinda Bemrose, Luke Losey, 1st Assistant Director: Glynn Purcell, 2nd Assistant Director: Simon Mosely, 3rd Assistant Director: Patricia Aldersley, Continuity: Heather Storr, Casting: Debbie McWilliams, Extras Casting: Simon Turner, Screenplay by: Derek Jarman, From an original idea by: Nicholas Ward-Jackson, Photography: Gabriel Beristáin, 2nd Camera Operator: Steve Tickner, Focus Puller: Noel Balbirnie, 2nd Camera Assistant: Phil Bough, Clapper/Loader: John Mathieson, Camera Department Trainee: Mike Barker, Gaffer: Larry Prinz, Sparks: Mickey Donovan, Tony Hare, Grip: Tony Haughey, Stills: Mike Laye, Film Editor: George Akers, Assistant Editor: Nicola Black, Assistant Editor: Anuree De Silva, Assistant Editor: Matthew Whiteman, Assistant Editor: Alistair Bates, Production Designer: Christopher Hobbs, Art Director: Mike Buchanan, Paintings: Christopher Hobbs, Scenic Artist: Annie La Paz, Scenic Artist: Lucy Morahan, Property Master: Tim Youngman, Stagehand: Mark Russo, Construction: Constructivist, Construction: Alistair Gow, Construction: Susan Mclenachan, Robin Thistlethwaite, [Construction] Runner: Josh Jones, Charlie Mcgrigor, Costume Designer: Sandy Powell, Wardrobe Supervisor: Annie Symons, [Wardrobe] Runner: Karen Sherwin, Make-up Artist: Morag Ross, Make-up Assistant: Miri Ben-Shlomo, Titles: Frameline, Film Stock from: Fuji, Processed at: Technicolor, Cameras and Lenses by: Moviecam, Moviecam Cameras and Lenses Supplied by: Cinefocus, Original Music Composed by: Simon Fisher Turner, [Composer] Assisted by: Mary Phillips, Musician: Bill Badley, Musician: Steart Butterfield, Musician: Lol Coxhill, Musician: Charlie Duncan, Musician: Brian Gulland, Musician: Stuart Hall, Musician: Julia Hodgson, Musician: Timothy Hugh, Musician: Neil Kelly, Musician: Chi Chi Nwanoku, Musician: Jocelyn Pook, Musician: Rodney Skeaping, Musician: El Tito, Veryan Weston, Singer: John Douglas-Williams, Singer: Charles Gibbs, Singer: Mary Phillips, Singer: Nicolas Robertson, Angus Smith, Music Engineer: Richard Preston, Music Recorded at: Berry Street Studios, Sound Recordist: Billy McCarthy, Boom Swinger: George Richards, Sound Department Trainee: June Prinz, Dubbing Mixer: Peter Maxwell, Re-recorded at: De Lane Lea Sound Centre, Dubbing Editor: 'Budge' Tremlett, Footsteps: Beryl Mortimer, Ted Swanscott, Sound Effects: Studio Sound, Stunt Co-ordinator: Jim Dowdall, Stunt Co-ordinator: Gareth Milne, Stunt Performer: Tracey Eddon, Deaf and Dumb Teacher: Paul Treacy, Catering: The Good Eating Company, Insurance: Martin & Fay International Ltd Bayly, Lighting Equipment: Film Lighting Services, Special Thanks to: Peter Sainsbury, Working Title Films, Studio: Limehouse Studios, [Audio Commentator/GB DVD 2006]: Gabriel Beristáin
Cast
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Nigel Terry (Michelangelo Caravaggio), Sean Bean (Ranuccio Tommasoni), Garry Cooper (Davide), Dexter Fletcher (young Caravaggio), Spencer Leigh (Jerusaleme [Gerusalemme]), Tilda Swinton (Lena), Nigel Davenport (Giustiniani), Robbie Coltrane (Cardinal Scipione Borghese), Michael Gough (Cardinal Del Monte), Noam Almaz (boy Caravaggio), Dawn Archibald (Pipo [Pippo]), Jack Birkett (Pope), Una Brandon-Jones (weeping woman), Imogen Claire (lady with the jewels), Sadie Corre (Princess Collona [Colonna]), Lol Coxhill (old priest), Vernon Dobtcheff (art lover), Terry Downes (bodyguard), Jonathan Hyde (Baglione), Emil Nicolau (young Jerusaleme [Gerusalemme]), Gene October (model peeling fruit), Cindy Oswin (Lady Elizabeth), John Rogan (Vatican official), Zohra Segal (Jerusaleme's grandmother), Lucien Taylor (boy with guitar), Simon Turner (Fra Filippo), Derek Jarman ([papal aide]), Chelita Secunda ([])