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Caligula is a 1979 biographical film directed by Tinto Brass and Bob Guccione. The screenplay was written by Gore Vidal, Bob Guccione, Malcolm McDowell, and Tinto Brass. Produced by Bob Guccione and Franco Rossellini for Penthouse, the movie features a cast including Malcolm McDowell, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole, and Helen Mirren. The narrative is set in Rome and explores the subject of incest.
The film was released in the United Kingdom, United States, and Italy, with distribution formats including video on demand via Netflix. It has a runtime of 156 minutes and was rated X. The production involved Silvano Ippoliti as director of photography, with editing by Nino Baragli. Costumes and production design were handled by Danilo Donati. The score includes music by Bruno Nicolai, Aram Khachaturian, and Sergei Prokofiev.
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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.
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
Themes
- rome, italy
- roman empire
- historical figure
- ancient rome
- family relationships
- incest
- madness
- political corruption
- peplum
- erotic movie
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Ratings
IMDb
5.3/10
41,523 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
18%
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 156 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- 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
- Countries
- Italy United States
- Languages
- English Italian
- Budget
- $17.5 million
- Box office
- $10 million–$23.4 million
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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
- Production company
- Penthouse
- Cinematographer
- Silvano Ippoliti
- Narrative location
- Rome
- Duration
- 156
- FilmAffinity ID
- 250482
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1980-04-25
- film editor
- Nino Baragli
- title
- Caligola
- costume designer
- Danilo Donati
- production designer
- Danilo Donati
- box office
- 23438120
- budget
- 22000000
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 21%
- characters
- Agrippina the Younger
- different from
- Caligula
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Encyclopedic overview
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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