The rise and fall of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula, showing the violent methods that he employs to gain the throne, and the subsequent insanity of his reign - he gives his horse political office and humiliates and executes anyone who even slightly displeases him. He also sleeps with his sister, organises elaborate orgies and embarks on a fruitless invasion of England before meeting an appropriate end. There are various versions of the film, ranging from the heavily- truncated 90-minute version to the legendary 160-minute hardcore version which leaves nothing to the imagination (though the hardcore scenes were inserted later and do not involve the main cast members).
| Release Date: | Feb 1980 |
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| Genre: | Adult / Drama / History |
| Cast: | Malcolm McDowell (Caligula), Teresa Ann Savoy (Drusilla), Guido Mannari (Macro), John Gielgud (Nerva), Peter O'Toole (Tiberius), Giancarlo Badessi (Claudius), Bruno Brive (Gemellus), Adriana Asti (Ennia), Leopoldo Trieste (Charicles), Paolo Bonacelli (Chaerea), John Steiner (Longinus), Mirella D'Angelo (Livia (as Mirella Dangelo)), Helen Mirren (Caesonia), Rick Parets (Mnester (as Richard Parets)), Paula Mitchell (Subura Singer), Osiride Pevarello (Giant), Donato Placido (Proculus), Anneka Di Lorenzo (Messalina), Lori Wagner (Agrippina), Patrick Allen (Macro), Gerardo Amato (Roman Soldier (uncredited)), Pino Ammendola (Roman Soldier (uncredited)), Eduardo Bergara Leumann (High Priest of Rome (uncredited)), Signe Berger (Imperial Brothel Worker (uncredited)), Eolo Capritti (The Executioner (uncredited)), Valerie Rae Clark (Priestess of Isis / Imperial Brothel...), Maria Cumani Quasimodo (Priestess of Isis (uncredited)), Lucky Fellows (Man in Imperial Brothel (uncredited)), Jane Hargrave (Priestess of Isis / Imperial Brothel...), Henrietta Kelogg (Imperial Brothel Worker (uncredited)), John Francis Lane (Guest at Proculus' Wedding...), Giuseppe Maffioli (Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)), Juliet Morris (Imperial Brothel Worker (uncredited)), Carolyn Patsis (Imperial Brothel Worker (uncredited)), Susanne Saxon (Imperial Brothel Worker (uncredited)), Melanie Sutherland (Imperial Brothel Worker (uncredited)), Bonnie Dee Wilson (Imperial Brothel Worker (uncredited)) |