Caligula

*Caligula* is a 1979 biographical and exploitation film directed by Tinto Brass and Bob Guccione. The cast includes Malcolm McDowell, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole, and Helen Mirren. Gore Vidal, Bob Guccione, Malcolm McDowell, and Tinto Brass served as screenwriters, while Bob Guccione and Franco Rossellini produced the film. It was produced by Penthouse Films International and Felix Cinematografica, with Silvano Ippoliti as director of photography and Nino Baragli as film editor.

The film is in English and Italian, with a runtime of 156 minutes. It was released in the United Kingdom, United States, and Italy. The narrative is set in Rome, and the main subject is incest. Bruno Nicolai, Aram Khachaturian, and Sergei Prokofiev composed the music, while Danilo Donati handled costume and production design. The film received an X rating.

Financially, the film had a budget of $22,000,000 according to one source and $17,500,000 according to another. Box office revenue was reported as $23,438,120 and $23,400,000. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.4 based on 41,859 votes, a TMDb vote average of 5.98 from 980 votes, and an Rotten Tomatoes rating of 18%. The film has won one award and received two nominations.