Caligula
1979 · Movie · 2h 36m · NC-17
DramaHistory
"Absolute power corrupts"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
18%
Key crew
- Renzo RosselliniOriginal Music Composer
- Masolino D'AmicoScreenplay
- Tinto BrassDirector
- Bruno NicolaiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Malcolm McDowellCaligula
- Teresa Ann SavoyDrusilla
- Helen MirrenCaesonia
- Peter O'TooleTiberius
- John SteinerLonginus
- Guido MannariMacro
- Paolo BonacelliChaerea
- Leopoldo TriesteCharicles
- Giancarlo BadessiClaudius
- Mirella D'AngeloLivia
- Anneka Di LorenzoMessalina
- Lori WagnerAgrippina
Stills
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Themes
rome, italyroman empirehistorical figureancient romefamily relationshipsincestmadnesspolitical corruptionpeplumerotic movieitalian history1st century