Caligula 1979

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 156 min

genre: historical

theme: biographical

director: Bob Guccione

Score: 4 / 10

Caligula is a 1979 erotic historical drama film focusing on the rise and fall of the Roman Emperor Caligula. The film stars Malcolm McDowell in the title role, alongside Teresa Ann Savoy, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, John Steiner and John Gielgud. Producer Bob Guccione, the founder of Penthouse magazine, intended to produce an erotic feature film narrative with high production values and name actors.

Plot

Caligula is the young heir to the throne of his great-uncle, Emperor Tiberius. One morning, a blackbird flies into his room; Caligula considers this a bad omen. Shortly afterward, one of the heads of the Praetorian Guard, Naevius Sutorius Macro, tells Caligula that Tiberius demands his immediate presence at Capri, where the Emperor lives with his close friend Nerva, dim-witted relative Claudius, and Caligula's adopted son (Tiberius's grandson) Gemellus. Fearing assassination, Caligula is afraid to leave, but his sister and lover Drusilla persuades him to go.

Cast

More details

author	Bob Guccione Gore Vidal Malcolm McDowell Masolino D'Amico Tinto Brass
contentLocation	Rome
director	Bob Guccione Tinto Brass
editor	Nino Baragli The Production
events	incest
genre	drama historical political
keywords	adopted son advanced attack caesonia capri cassius chaerea chaerea claudius courtesan deform deprave depression discover drusilla ennia ennia thrasylla force gemellus heir to the throne horrify isi julia drusilla kangaroo court ludi major depressive disorder marcus cocceius nerva milonia caesonia mock trial morning after murder naevius sutorius macro nerva nervous breakdown personal assistant praetorian guard pray public game roman senate sex show sexually transmitted infection swim tiberius tiberius gemellus uncle venereal diseases wedding day
musicBy	Aram Khachaturian Bruno Nicolai Sergei Prokofiev
producer	Bob Guccione Franco Rossellini
productionCompany	Felix Cinematografica Penthouse Films International
publisher	Produzioni Atlas Consorziate
theme	biographical biographical drama epic exploitation independent lgbt-related