The 1979 version of “Caligula” was notorious upon its initial release. An X-rated spectacle featuring a cast of name actors — Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole and Sir John Gielgud among ...
With the belief that a masterpiece lurks within the mangled original 1980 release, Thomas Negovan has patched together a new version (with less skin) from the Penthouse archive. By Elisabeth ...
Caligula is several terrible films. The reputation of the 1979 exploitation epic is as a work that has been cut and cut and cut again into a notoriously nonsensical abomination, stuffed with hardcore ...
"Caligula: The Ultimate Cut" restores and reconstructs the notorious pornographic epic to find the artistry beneath the surface. But it still contains wall-to-wall nudity and carnage. The resulting ...
In 1980 “Caligula” easily reigned as the most notorious big budget movie of its time, an ancient Roman romp with classical English actors, a script by a literary behemoth Gore Vidal. And, never to be ...
When Malcolm McDowell first heard that a new cut of Caligula was being worked on, he simply rolled his eyes. “That’s what I did,” he says. “Because I never, ever wanted to talk about that damn film ...
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 ...