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Features: DVD, Rated R, Remastered
Before Rome. Before Gladiator. The most controversial film of all time as you've never experienced it before! Combining lavish spectacle and top award-winning stars, this landmark production will startle and amaze you like no other film ever made! From the moment he ascends to the throne as Emperor, Caligula enforces a reign like no other as power and corruption transform him into a deranged beast whose deeds still live on as some of the most depraved in history.
"...a legitimization of hardcore pornography...filthy and gritty while being elaborate and theatrical..." Alex Jackson, I Viddied it on the Screen
"Take A Clockwork Orange...remove all the clothes, triple the violence...and you've got [Caligula]..." Christopher Null, FilmCritic.com
Editor's Note
A reputedly faithful cinematic depiction of the historical events of Caligula's Rome, including the decadence and debauchery that marked his reign. This notorious release has faced rather hysterical hostility from would-be censors. Financed by Penthouse Magazine magnate Bob Guccione, who was accused of inserting hardcore sex scenes after completing photography with the impressive and esteemed cast of British actors. Contains graphic sex and violence. The R-rated version is shorter by 53 minutes!
Plot Summary
"Caligula" is Bob Guccione's star-studded pornographic look into the world of Ancient Rome. It depicts the lusty and demented Caesar Caligula during his short-lived stint as Emperor of the mighty Roman Empire. While in power, Caligula had an affair with his sister and forced senators' wives to prostitute themselves. Caligula was finally assassinated by his own officers and replaced with his dim-witted cousin Claudius.
| Features | A New, High-Definition Transfer Of The Feature Film | | Audio: English DTS 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital Mono | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Three Original Theatrical Trailers |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Image |
| Release Date: 10/2/2007 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1979 | | Catalog ID: 4145 | | UPC: 00014381414523 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Helen Mirren | | John Gielgud | | Malcolm McDowell | | Peter O'Toole | | Bob Guccione - Director | | Bob Guccione - Producer | | Bruno Nicolai - Original Music By | | Danilo Donati, et. al. - Art Director | | Gore Vidal, et. al. - Screenplay | | Jack H. Silverman - Executive Producer | | Nino Baragli, et. al. - Editor | | Renzo Rossellini - Original Music By | | Roberto Rossellini - Based On Story By | | Silvano Ippoliti - Cinematographer | | Tinto Brass - Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | Mondo Digital 8 of 10
The standard against which cinematic sleaze must be measured, Caligula has something for everybody: top notch British actors for dramatic weight, a fact-laden script by Gore Vidal, opulent visual design and flashy colors for European film addicts, graphic and plentiful bloodshed for gorehounds, and hardcore sex of every conceivable bent for the raincoat crowd. Obviously this isn't the most comfortable mix, but Caligula still manages to retain a bizarre, shocking fascination two decades after its release...Designed to compete with the fledgling film efforts of Playboy Productions (who financed Roman Polanski's Macbeth), Caligula was Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione's attempt to break into the movie market with an utterly excessive slap to viewers' sensibilities...Remarkable, dangerous, mind-damaging stuff, and definitely not for the faint of heart.
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