Caligula
(1980)
Regisseur:
Tinto Brass, Bob GuccioneSchauspieler:
Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell, Paolo Bonacelli, John Gielgud, Teresa Ann Savoy, Guido Mannari, Peter O'Toole, Giancarlo Badessi, Bruno Brive, Adriana Asti, Leopoldo Trieste, John Steiner, Mirella D'Angelo, Rick Parets, Paula MitchellKaiser Tiberius, von Alkohol und Syphilis gezeichnet, zieht sich nach Capri zurück, überträgt 37 n.Chr. die Macht an den 24-jährigen Gaius, von Soldaten seines Vaters Caligula genannt. Der lässt Marco, Führer der Prätorianergarde, die seine Macht festigen, hinrichten, treibt Senator Nerva in den Tod, lässt sein Pferd zum Senator ausrufen. Frauen der Patrizier bietet er zur Prostitution feil. Schwester Drusilla, mit der er in Inzest lebt, stirbt an Sumpffieber, soll wie eine Göttin verehrt werden. Nach vier Jahren wird Caligula 41 n.Chr. von seiner Garde ermordet.
Big-Budget-Historienspektakel rund um den dritten römischen Kaiser Caligula, der nach nur vier Regierungsjahren als das Musterbeispiel für Caesarenwahnsinn in die Geschichte einging. Regisseur Tinto Brass und sein Produzent, der Penthouse-Herausgeber Bob Guiccone, sorgen dafür, daß besonders die schillernden sexuellen Aktivitäten des Potentaten ins rechte Licht gerückt werden.
The rise and fall of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula, showing the violent methods that he employs to gain the throne, and the subsequent insanity of his reign - he gives his horse political office and humiliates and executes anyone who even slightly displeases him. He also sleeps with his sister, organises elaborate orgies and embarks on a fruitless invasion of Britain before meeting an appropriate end. There are various versions of the film, ranging from the heavily truncated 90-minute version to the legendary 160-minute hardcore version which leaves nothing to the imagination (though the hardcore scenes were inserted later and do not involve the main cast members).
The rise and fall of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula, showing the violent methods that he employs to gain the throne, and the subsequent insanity of his reign - he gives his horse political office and humiliates and executes anyone who even slightly displeases him. He also sleeps with his sister, organises elaborate orgies and embarks on a fruitless invasion of Britain before meeting an appropriate end. There are various versions of the film, ranging from the heavily truncated 90-minute version to the legendary 160-minute hardcore version which leaves nothing to the imagination (though the hardcore scenes were inserted later and do not involve the main cast members).