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Caligula

Caligula

Absolute power corrupts

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Release Date

8/14/1979

Runtime

156 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

$17,500,000

Revenue

$23,400,000

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A visceral descent into absolute power's corrupting influence, rendered through explicit provocation and theatrical excess. This is a film that confronts rather than entertains, staging Rome's darkest chapter as a relentless spiral of depravity.

Mood

Dread-soakedAngryUnsettlingBleak

Themes

PowerCorruptionComing apart

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

High-contrastFormalist

Structure

Linear

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Sexual contentGraphic violenceSexual violence
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

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

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