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Caligula (1979) — Ligoscope

Caligula

Caligula

1979 · 156 min · Directed by Tinto Brass · NC-17

★ 6.0(991 TMDB votes)▶ Trailer

Absolute power corrupts

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.

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

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

Anneka Di Lorenzo

Anneka Di Lorenzo

Messalina

Lori Wagner

Lori Wagner

Agrippina

Adriana Asti

Adriana Asti

Ennia

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Nerva

Bruno Brive

Gemellus

Rick Parets

Mnester

Paula Mitchell

Subura Singer

Osiride Pevarello

Osiride Pevarello

Giant

Donato Placido

Donato Placido

Proculus

Angela La Vorgna

Angela La Vorgna

Tortured Slave (uncredited)

John Stacy

John Stacy

Senator Acesio

Crew

Director: Tinto Brass
Writer: Masolino D'Amico
Producer: Franco Rossellini, Bob Guccione
Cinematography: Silvano Ippoliti
Editor: Enzo Micarelli, Tinto Brass, Russell Lloyd, Nino Baragli

Details

Studios: Penthouse Films International, Felix Cinematografica
Countries: Italy, United States of America
Languages: Italian
Release: August 14, 1979

Releases

Aug 14, 1979ItalyTheatricalVM18

Feb 01, 1980United StatesPremiereNC-17

Apr 25, 1980GermanyTheatrical18

Jul 02, 1980FranceTheatrical16

Jul 17, 1980DenmarkTheatrical15

Aug 14, 1980NetherlandsTheatrical

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Composer

Renzo Rossellini, Sergei Prokofiev, Bruno Nicolai, Aram Khachaturyan

16

Oct 30, 1980United KingdomTheatrical18

Dec 25, 1980PeruTheatrical18

Apr 03, 1981SwedenTheatrical15

Jun 19, 1981AustraliaTheatricalR 18+

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