Summary
Caligola is an Italian-American film first released in 1979,
directed by Tinto Brass, Bob Guccione and Giancarlo Lui.
The film stars Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy, Guido Mannari, John Gielgud and Peter O’Toole.
It has also been released under the title: Caligula.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Tinto Brass, Bob Guccione, Giancarlo Lui
- Script: Gore Vidal, Bob Guccione, Giancarlo Lui, Franco Rossellini
- Photo: Silvano Ippoliti
- Music: Bruno Nicolai, Renzo Rossellini
- Cast: 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), Helen Mirren (Caesonia), Rick Parets (Mnester), Paula Mitchell (Subura Singer), Osiride Pevarello (Giant), Donato Placido (Proculus), Anneka Di Lorenzo (Messalina), Lori Wagner (Agrippina), Patrick Allen (Macro), Gerardo Amato (Roman Soldier), Pino Ammendola (Roman Soldier), Eduardo Bergara Leumann (High Priest of Rome), Signe Berger (Imperial Brothel Worker), Eolo Capritti (The Executioner), Valerie Rae Clark (Priestess of Isis), Maria Cumani Quasimodo (Priestess of Isis), Lucky Fellows (Man in Imperial Brothel), Jane Hargrave (Priestess of Isis), Henrietta Kelogg (Imperial Brothel Worker), John Francis Lane (Guest at Proculus’ Wedding), Giuseppe Maffioli (Master of Ceremonies), Juliet Morris (Imperial Brothel Worker), Carolyn Patsis (Imperial Brothel Worker), Susanne Saxon (Imperial Brothel Worker), Melanie Sutherland (Imperial Brothel Worker), Bonnie Dee Wilson (Imperial Brothel Worker)
- Country: Italy / USA
- Language: Italian / English
- Runtime: 156 min
- Aka: Caligula; Caligula, My Son; Caligvla
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