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Caligula (1979)

Absolute power corrupts

  • Drama
  • History

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.

Rating
6 / 10 (1,036 votes)
Release date
August 14, 1979
Runtime
2h 36m
Language
Italian
Director
Tinto Brass
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Malcolm McDowellCaligula
  • Teresa Ann SavoyDrusilla
  • Helen MirrenCaesonia
  • Peter O'TooleTiberius
  • John SteinerLonginus
  • Guido MannariMacro
  • Paolo BonacelliChaerea
  • Leopoldo TriesteCharicles
  • Giancarlo BadessiClaudius
  • Mirella D'AngeloLivia
  • Anneka Di LorenzoMessalina
  • Lori WagnerAgrippina

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