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Caligula

"Absolute power corrupts"

1979

2h 36m

6.0(984 votes)

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Overview

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.

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21 members

Acting

Malcolm McDowell

Caligula

Malcolm McDowell

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Teresa Ann Savoy

Drusilla

Teresa Ann Savoy

Acting

Helen Mirren

Caesonia

Helen Mirren

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Peter O'Toole

Tiberius

Peter O'Toole

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John Steiner

Longinus

John Steiner

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Guido Mannari

Macro

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Paolo Bonacelli

Chaerea

Paolo Bonacelli

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Leopoldo Trieste

Charicles

Leopoldo Trieste

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Giancarlo Badessi

Claudius

Giancarlo Badessi

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Mirella D'Angelo

Livia

Mirella D'Angelo

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Anneka Di Lorenzo

Messalina

Anneka Di Lorenzo

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Lori Wagner

Agrippina

Lori Wagner

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Adriana Asti

Ennia

Adriana Asti

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John Gielgud

Nerva

John Gielgud

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Bruno Brive

Gemellus

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Rick Parets

Mnester

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Paula Mitchell

Subura Singer

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Osiride Pevarello

Giant

Osiride Pevarello

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Donato Placido

Proculus

Donato Placido

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Angela La Vorgna

Tortured Slave (uncredited)

Angela La Vorgna

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John Stacy

Senator Acesio

John Stacy

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