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Film 1979 156 min

Caligula

“Absolute power corrupts”

TMDB Rating ★ 6.0
Votes 973
Director Tinto Brass
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The Story

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.

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Cast & Characters

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Caligula
Teresa Ann Savoy

Teresa Ann Savoy

Drusilla
Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Caesonia
Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Tiberius
John Steiner

John Steiner

Longinus
Guido Mannari

Guido Mannari

Macro
Paolo Bonacelli

Paolo Bonacelli

Chaerea
Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Charicles
Giancarlo Badessi

Giancarlo Badessi

Claudius
Mirella D'Angelo

Mirella D'Angelo

Livia
Anneka Di Lorenzo

Anneka Di Lorenzo

Messalina
Lori Wagner

Lori Wagner

Agrippina
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