DramaHistory
Caligula
“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.
Directed by Tinto Brass, Jack H. Silverman
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996 votes
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Status
Released
Released
August 14, 1979
Runtime
2h 36m
Language
Italian
Budget → Revenue
$17.5M → $23.4M
Top cast
Malcolm McDowell
Caligula
Teresa Ann Savoy
Drusilla
Helen Mirren
Caesonia
Peter O'Toole
Tiberius
John Steiner
Longinus
Guido Mannari
Macro
Paolo Bonacelli
Chaerea
Leopoldo Trieste
Charicles
Giancarlo Badessi
Claudius
Mirella D'Angelo
Livia
Anneka Di Lorenzo
Messalina
Lori Wagner
Agrippina
Adriana Asti
Ennia
John Gielgud
Nerva
Bruno Brive
Gemellus
Rick Parets
Mnester
Paula Mitchell
Subura Singer
Osiride Pevarello
Giant
Donato Placido
Proculus
Angela La Vorgna
Tortured Slave (uncredited)
