Caligula

Caligula has a stellar cast of actors like Dame Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell (why isn't he knighted yet), Peter O'Toole (surely another actor who should be knighted) and Sir John Gielgud with an Italian cast. This film isn't for the prudish or those squeamish by violence, sexuality, and nudity.

Caligula was, without question, one of the single most insane emperors (along with Nero and Commodus) to have ever ruled the Roman Empire. This movie, at it's heart, intends to capture the full extent of his insanity and just how much debauchery, sexual deviancy, and all round nuttiness of his brief, yet notable reign.

One of the most bizarre entries in the recorded history of cinema, this kinky movie is clearly a product of the seventies with its 'laissez-faire' attitude towards movie contents. The story behind this production is at least as intriguing and sleazy as the final product itself.

I only watched it for Malcolm, though he does look better with age. He's such a good maniac, he and Kinski should have done something together.

Okay, this is almost a pornographic film, but not quite - just very sexually graphic. If you have an active sex life, you can deal with this movie easily.

Movie-goers tend to have strong, divergent thoughts and feelings regarding this misunderstood classic that its own producer tried to destroy. First and foremost, "Caligula" is actually a film shot by the famous Italian director Tinto Brass from a screenplay by Gore Vidal interspersed with Bob Guccione inspired mostly softcore adult movie scenes using his "Penthouse" Pets.

When I was a teenager I saw unedited version of Caligula and it basically changed my life for good! I was so impressed in synergy of porn and regular film that I thought that new era in the film industry is dawning and that we will not have ratings any more.

Early this morning I started watching one of the most notorious cult films ever made, Caligula (1979). The full uncut version is available on YouTube (without an 18 and over warning!

It's better to read Caligula's biography in Wikipedia. He wasn't evil in his first years of reign.