
Caligula(1979)
After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.


“The most powerful man in the Empire has gone insane!”
An insane young emperor finds his love of brutality and degradation surpassed only by his hunger for enslaved virgins, cruel vengeance, extreme acts of 'horseplay' and beyond.

David Brandon
Caligula

Laura Gemser
Miriam

Luciano Bartoli
Messala

Charles Borromel
Petreio

Fabiola Toledo
Livia
Sasha D'Arc
Ulmar

Alessandro Freyberger
Ezio

Larry Dolgin
Cornelius

Gabriele Tinti
Marcellus

Michele Soavi
Domitius
Caligula: The Untold Story is a drama, history, horror film released in 1982 exploring themes of roman empire, sadism, orgy, emperor, ancient rome, bestiality. Directed by Joe D'Amato, it stars David Brandon, Laura Gemser, Luciano Bartoli. An insane young emperor finds his love of brutality and degradation surpassed only by his hunger for enslaved virgins, cruel vengeance, extreme acts of 'horseplay' and beyond.
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