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15 February 1980 (USA) moreTagline:
What would you have done if you had been given absolute power of life and death over everybody else in the whole world? morePlot:
Details the graphic and shocking, yet undeniably tragic story of Rome's most infamous Caesar, Gaius Germanicus Caligula. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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A misunderstood classic. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Caligula (USA)Caligula, My Son (UK)
Caligvla (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
Gore Vidal's Caligola (Italy) (working title)
Io, Caligola (Italy) (recut version)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
156 min | Spain:137 min | USA:102 min (R-rated version) | 210 min (original cut) | Italy:123 min (recut version) | USA:148 min (re-release)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreCertification:
Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (cut) | USA:R (heavily cut) | USA:Unrated (uncut) | Spain:X | Italy:VM18 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-18 (heavily cut) (1981) | Australia:Refused Classification (2005) | Belgium:16 (video rating) | Belgium:KNT (original rating) | Netherlands:16 | West Germany:18 (nf) | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | France:-16 | France:-18 (DVD version) | Japan:R-18 | UK:18 (uncut version) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2007) | Brazil:18 | Portugal:M/18 (DVD rating) (uncut) | Argentina:18 | Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 (DVD rating) | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2001) | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:(Banned) (original rating) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | South Korea:18 (cut) | Sweden:15 | USA:X (self applied MA for "Mature Audiences") | Australia:R (cut) | UK:X (original rating: 1980) (cut) | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFilming Locations:
Dear Studios, Rome, Lazio, ItalyFun Stuff
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The stadium spanned the length of three US football fields, and featured a 'headclipper' that was 5 stories high and 150 feet wide. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the prologue, Caligula is clean-shaven. However, in the very next scene, after the credits, he suddenly has a beard. The two scenes supposedly take place within the same day. moreQuotes:
[Caligula is having a nightmare about Tiberius]Tiberius: A brother kills a brother who's killed his father who's killed his son. Fate. And then someone will kill Caligula!
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Soundtrack:
Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia moreFAQ
What does Drusilla have Caligula sniff during Tiberius' funeral? And how come I never spotted this moment whenever I watched the film?Did Gore Vidal disown the film because Bob Guccione and Tinto Brass added explicit sex and gore to the film?
Is Bob Guccione the director?
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CALIGULA is a terribly misunderstood film. I believe too many people think of it as a cheap porno, and bash it due to that. "All porn is bad," right?
CALIGULA was a daring film experiment incorporating big-name, established talent, and the raw energy of under ground film techniques. What results is nothing short of a fascinating product.
All of the acting is very good. Malcolm McDowell plays psychotic villains so well, one can't help but think he's like that in real life. His portrayal of Gaius Caligula just drips with maniacal megalomania. The little-known Teresa Ann Savoy is convincing as Drusilla, Caligula's sister. And Peter O'Toole's Tiberius Caesar, whose diseased face is rotting away, is truly an oddity to behold...put he pulls it off well. The acting in general is all very good.
The use of music is also to be noted. There are original, evocative pieces written for the film by Paul Clemente, no doubt a talented composer.
While some of the photography is stilted in this film, for the most part it's gorgeous. A lot of people say the colors are "dark" and "washed out", but I think that lends to the grittiness of the film.
Danilo Donati's sets are big and well designed, it kind of shocks you to see someone getting a blow job in them. They look like they belong in a run-of-the-mill Hollywood produced film. Aren't all pornos supposed to be filmed in the director's back yard?
And that right there is the point of the film. To shock you; you can't believe you're seeing what you're seeing. Beyond the violence and the sex is a well written, acted, and photographed film.
I have spoken!