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Caligula(Movie, 1979)

Original title: "Caligola" (English/EN)
FSK: 18+ years
| 2h 36min | Genres: Drama, History, Romance / Love
CaligulaRating: 3.0/5 (with 326326 votes) 580
Caligula (Italian: Caligola) is a 1979 erotic historical drama film about the rise and fall of controversial Roman emperor Caligula. The film stars Malcolm McDowell (who also co-wrote the film) 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 alte... ()
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About Caligula

The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing those who would oppose him, and more.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Italy, United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Rome
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 25 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/25/1980 (World premiere: 08/14/1979)
Appearing Characters: Caligula, Julia Drusilla, Naevius Sutorius Macro, Marcus Cocceius Nerva, Tiberius, Claudius, Tiberius Gemellus, Ennia Thrasylla, Cassius Chaerea, Milonia Caesonia, Mnester, Messalina, Agrippina the Younger
Film Editor: Nino Baragli
Director of Photography: Silvano Ippoliti
Performer: Bruno Nicolai
Costume designer: Danilo Donati
Production Designer: Danilo Donati
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Caligula - Aufstieg und Fall eines Tyrannen"
"Io, Caligola"
"칼리굴라"

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