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Caligula
Caligula

Caligula

Absolute power corrupts

Genres

DramaHistory

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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.

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Budget

$17500000

Revenue

$23400000

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

156 mins

Rating

5.972/10

Release Date

14 August 1979

Country

Italy

Cast

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

Adriana Asti

Adriana Asti

Ennia

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Nerva

Bruno Brive

Bruno Brive

Gemellus

Rick Parets

Rick Parets

Mnester

Paula Mitchell

Paula Mitchell

Subura Singer

Osiride Pevarello

Osiride Pevarello

Giant

Donato Placido

Donato Placido

Proculus

Angela La Vorgna

Angela La Vorgna

Tortured Slave (uncredited)

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