Caligula (movie)
Caligula is a 1979 Italian-American historical movie. It was directed by Tinto Brass. It is about the life of Roman Emperor Caligula. It stars Malcolm McDowell as Caligula.
| Caligula | |
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| Directed by | Tinto Brass (Principal photography) Additional scenes: Giancarlo Lui Bob Guccione |
| Produced by | Bob Guccione Franco Rossellini |
| Written by | Gore Vidal Uncredited: Malcolm McDowell Masolino D'Amico Tinto Brass Ted Whitehead |
| Starring | Malcolm McDowell John Gielgud Peter O'Toole Helen Mirren Teresa Ann Savoy |
| Music by | Sergei Prokofiev Aram Khachaturyan Paul Clemente |
| Cinematography | Silvano Ippoliti |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli 1984: Enzo Micarelli Uncredited: Russell Lloyd |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (Italy) Analysis Film Releasing (US) Europa Home Vídeo (Brazil/VHS/1990) |
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Running time | 156 minutes (Wide) See alternate versions |
| Country | Italy United States |
| Language | Italian English |
| Budget | $17.5 million (Initial) $22 million (Final) |
| Box office | $23,438,120 (US) |
Cast
- Malcolm McDowell as Caligula
- Teresa Ann Savoy as Drusilla
- Guido Mannari as Macro
- John Gielgud as Nerva (son of Marcus Cocceius Nerva (consul 36 BC))
- Peter O'Toole as Tiberius
- Giancarlo Badessi as Claudius
- Bruno Brive as Tiberius Gemellus
- Paolo Bonacelli as Cassius Chaerea
- John Steiner as Longinus
- Helen Mirren as Caesonia
- Mirella D'Angelo as Livia
Caligula (movie) Media
Gore Vidal was paid $200,000 to write the screenplay for Caligula; ultimately, the film credited no official screenwriter, only that it was "adapted from a screenplay" by Vidal.
Malcolm McDowell was cast as Caligula, a "born monster" who serves as the film's antihero.
Tinto Brass served as the film's director, but disowned the film in post-production, and was credited only for "principal photography".
Peter O'Toole was cast as Tiberius in the film, a role originally offered to John Gielgud.
Other websites
- Caligula on IMDb
- Caligula at Rotten Tomatoes
