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Caligula: The Ultimate Cut(2024)

2h 58m

Release Date: Aug 16, 2024 | Limited

Follows Caligula as he kills his devious adoptive grandfather and takes control of the decadent Roman Empire, spiralling into depravity, devastation, and madness.

Releases

Original Release | Aug 16, 2024

Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$30,815
Total US & Canada:
$76,031
Total International
$15,171
Total Worldwide:
$91,202

Director & Top Cast

Tinto Brass
Director

Malcolm McDowell
Caligula

Helen Mirren
Caesonia

Teresa Ann Savoy
Drusilla

Peter O’Toole
Tiberius

John Gielgud
Nerva

Guido Mannari

Macro

Giancarlo Badessi

Claudius

Bruno Brive

Gemellus

Adriana Asti

Ennia

Leopoldo Trieste

Charicles

Paolo Bonacelli

Chaerea

John Steiner

Longinus

Mirella D’Angelo

Livia

Donato Placido

Proculus

Osiride Pevarello

Giant

John Francis Lane

Major Domo

Eduardo Bergara Leumann

Bergarius

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: DTS

Aspect Ratio: 2.00 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States,Italy

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Absolute power corrupts in CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT, an extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle. Shadowed by the murder of his family, Caligula eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather and seizes control of the Roman Empire alongside his wife Caesonia before descending into a spiral of depravity, destruction, and madness. — Drafthouse Films In a meticulous effort to align more closely with Gore Vidal 's original screenplay, producer Thomas Negovan presents the originally envisaged version of the controversial Caligula (1979) . Excluding Penthouse founder Bob Guccione 's inserted scenes, this 178-minute Ultimate Cut represents a comprehensive reconstruction and restoration of the 1979 release edited entirely from scratch without incorporating any frames from the original theatrical version. Using previously unreleased footage, the film features a newly composed musical score and an engaging opening title sequence. Set in 37 A.D. Rome, the narrative chronicles the rise of Prince Gaius Augustus Germanicus, known as Caligula, who ascends to the imperial throne following the assassination of the deranged Emperor Tiberius. Corrupted by the intoxicating nature of absolute power, the tyrannical Caligula proclaims himself a god, marries his beloved sister Drusilla, and elevates Incitatus, his favoured horse, to a position of nobility. Trapped in a relentless cycle of excess, Caligula betrays his allies, obliterates innocence, and eliminates his adversaries through acts of torture and execution, only for the Roman Empire to pay him back in the same coin. — Nick Riganas

Headlines

‘Caligula: The Ultimate Cut’ Review: More Drama, Less Skin

The Wall Street Journal
17-Oct-2024

Drafthouse Films Acquires ‘Caligula: The Ultimate Cut’ For North American Rel...

Deadline Hollywood
04-Apr-2024