Caligula (1979)
Details the graphic and shocking, yet undeniably tragic story of Rome's most infamous Caesar, Gaius Germanicus Caligula.
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Caligula -
Drusilla -
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Nerva -
Tiberius -
Claudius
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Gemellus
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Ennia -
Charicles -
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Caesonia -
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Directors:
Tinto Brass , Bob Guccione , Giancarlo LuiWriter:
Gore Vidal (adapted from an original screenplay by)All Cast & Crew
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2 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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When a print of this movie was sent to London for classification by the British Board of Film Censors, the U.K. government seized the copy on the grounds that it violated the Obscene Publications Act. Eight minutes of the most explicit footage were ... ...
Quotes
Caligula:
I have existed from the morning of the world and I shall exist until the last star falls from the night. Although I have taken the form of Gaius Caligula, I am all men as I am no man and therefore I am a God.
Goofs
The credits say "Cast in Order of Appearence," but due to the heavy editing after the "director's cut", they are completely wrong in subsequent versions. Some characters credited in the beginning appear around the end, and vice versa. For example, Proculus is introduced early in the film, yet he is the last billed.
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The opening credits are shown over a bleeding coin.
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Genres
Drama | HistoryDetails
Release Date:
15 February 1980Language
Italian, English
Country of Origin
Italy, USAFilming Locations
Dear Studios, Rome, Lazio, ItalyBox Office
Budget:
$17,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$8,669 (USA) (19 September 1999)
Gross:
$23,438,120 (USA)
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