Caravaggio's Shadow
2022•2h 0m•
★6.5(153 ratings)
HistoryDrama
Overview
The Catholic Church secretly investigates Caravaggio as the Pope weighs whether to grant him clemency for killing a rival.
Director
Michele PlacidoWatchlist
The Catholic Church secretly investigates Caravaggio as the Pope weighs whether to grant him clemency for killing a rival.
Lena Antonietti
The original title is "L'ombra di Caravaggio" (IT).
The production budget was $5.0M.
The film features dialogue in 4 languages: Italian, Latin, French, English.
It was a co-production between: Italy, France.
The film was directed by Michele Placido.
The screenplay was written by Sandro Petraglia and Michele Placido.
The score was composed by Umberto Iervolino.
Cinematography was handled by Michele D'Attanasio.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt11877386.
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Good
153 votes
L'ombra di Caravaggio
Released
MA 15+
Italiano, Latin, Français, English
Italy, France
$5,000,000
