Film · TMDB
6.0After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.
Released: 1979-08-14156 minDir: Tinto BrassDrama, History
Cast
- Malcolm McDowell as Caligula
- Teresa Ann Savoy as Drusilla
- Helen Mirren as Caesonia
- Peter O'Toole as Tiberius
- John Steiner as Longinus
- Guido Mannari as Macro
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
5.3/10
41,523 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
18%
- Rated
- X
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tinto Brass
- Written by
- Gore Vidal
- Produced by
- Bob Guccione Franco Rossellini
- Starring
- Malcolm McDowell Teresa Ann Savoy Helen Mirren Peter O'Toole John Steiner Guido Mannari Paolo Bonacelli Leopoldo Trieste Giancarlo Badessi Mirella D'Angelo Anneka Di Lorenzo Lori Wagner Adriana Asti John Gielgud
- Cinematography
- Silvano Ippoliti
- Edited by
- Nino Baragli The Production
- Music by
- Bruno Nicolai (as Paul Clemente)
- Production companies
- Penthouse Films International Felix Cinematografica S.R.L.
- Distributed by
- Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) (Italy) Analysis Film Releasing Corporation (United States)
- Release dates
- August 14, 1979 ( 1979-08-14 ) (Italy) February 1, 1980 ( 1980-02-01 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 156 minutes
Key dates
- Published
- 25 April 1980
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Caligula
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Main subject
- incest
- Director
- Bob Guccione
- Screenwriter
- Tinto Brass
- Composer
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Producer
- Franco Rossellini
Article
Caligula (Italian: Caligola) is a 1979 historical drama film about the rise and fall of Roman Emperor Caligula. The film stars Malcolm McDowell in the title role, alongside Teresa Ann Savoy, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, John Steiner, and John Gielgud.
Original screenwriter Gore Vidal and film director Tinto Brass both disavowed the extensive changes to their contributions, with Brass dismissed prior to editing. Financier/producer Bob Guccione, founder of Penthouse magazine, engaged Giancarlo Lui to film post-production scenes featuring hardcore sex, significantly altering the film's tone and style.
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