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Caligula

Caligula

Absolute power corrupts

19796.02h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Tinto Brass
Written by Gore Vidal, Masolino D'Amico
Produced by Bob Guccione, Franco Rossellini
Box OfficeBudget: $17.5MRevenue: $23.4M

Top Cast

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Caligula

Teresa Ann Savoy

Teresa Ann Savoy

Drusilla

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Caesonia

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Tiberius

John Steiner

John Steiner

Longinus

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Guido Mannari

Macro

Paolo Bonacelli

Paolo Bonacelli

Chaerea

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Charicles

Giancarlo Badessi

Giancarlo Badessi

Claudius

Mirella D'Angelo

Mirella D'Angelo

Livia

Themes & Keywords

rome, italyroman empirehistorical figureancient romefamily relationshipsincestmadnesspolitical corruptionpeplumerotic movieitalian history1st centuryoral sexbrother sister sexcaligulacapri, italyroman emperorunsimulated sexmoral corruptionbrother sister incestdouble blowjob

About Caligula

Caligula is a drama, history film released in 1979 exploring themes of rome, italy, roman empire, historical figure, ancient rome, family relationships, incest. Directed by Tinto Brass, it stars Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy, Helen Mirren. 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.

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