Caligula (1979) -XviD-DVDRip

Caligola (1979)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080491/

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Directed by: Tinto Brass (more)

Writing credits: Gore Vidal (screenplay) and Franco Rossellini (dialogue) (1984 version) (more)

Genre: Adult / Drama / History / Horror

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Tagline:
-What would you have done if you had been given absolute power of life and death over everybody else in the whole world?

-The most controversial film of the twentieth century has just become the most controversial film of the twenty first century.

Plot Summary: 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 England 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).
Summary written by Michael Brooke {...@everyman.demon.co.uk}

User Comments: A masterpiece of costume and actuality (more)

User Rating: *****_____ 4.5/10 (5,395 votes)

Cast overview, first billed only:
Malcolm McDowell .... Emperor Gaius Germanicus Caesar (Caligula)
Teresa Ann Savoy .... Julia Drusilla
Helen Mirren .... Caesonia
Peter O'Toole .... Emperor Tiberius Caesar
John Steiner .... Longinus
Guido Mannari .... Macro
Paolo Bonacelli .... Chaerea
Leopoldo Trieste .... Charicles
Giancarlo Badessi .... Claudius
Mirella D'Angelo .... Livia (as Mirella Dangelo)
Anneka Di Lorenzo .... Messalina
Lori Wagner .... Agrippina
Adriana Asti .... Ennia
John Gielgud .... Nerva
Bruno Brive .... Gemellus
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Also Known As:
Caligula (USA)
Caligula, My Son (UK)
Caligvla (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
Gore Vidal's Caligola (Italy) (working title)
Io, Caligola (Italy) (recut version)
Runtime: 150 min / UK:103 min (1990 re-release) / UK:149 min (cut) / Italy:123 min (1984 re-release) / Argentina:143 min / Spain:137 min / Spain:150 min (re-release) / USA:102 min (R-rated version) / USA:148 min (1990 re-release) / USA:156 min (unrated version)
Country: USA / Italy
Language: English
Color: Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix: Dolby (re-release: 1999)
Certification: Spain:X / USA:Unrated (uncut) / Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (cut) / UK:18 (re-rating: 1990) (heavily cut) / USA:R (heavily cut) / Argentina:18 / Australia:X / Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) / Canada:18+ (Quebec) / Canada:R (Ontario) / Chile:18 / Denmark:15 (DVD rating) / Denmark:16 / Finland:K-18 / France:-16 (original rating) / France:-18 (DVD rating) / Hong Kong:III / Iceland:(Banned) (original rating) / Iceland:16 (cut) / Norway:18 / Peru:18 / South Korea:18 (cut) / Sweden:15 / USA:X (self applied MA for "Mature Audiences") / Australia:R (cut) / UK:X (original rating: 1980) (cut)

Trivia: John Gielgud was originally offered the role of Tiberius, but declined: he only accepted the smaller part of Nerva after being sent a letter by Gore Vidal. (more)

Goofs: Factual errors: Charea is shown proclaiming Claudius emperor after killing Caligula and his family. In reality, it was another Praetorian who proclaimed Claudius as emperor - Charea had been planning on killing Claudius as well to eliminate the entire imperial family. (more)

Quotes:
[Caligula is having a nightmare about Tiberius]
Tiberius: A brother kills a brother who's killed his father who's killed his son. Fate. And then someone will kill Caligula!
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Source: DVD-5 (PAL)
Resolution: 688 x 384
XviD: 2-pass, 1382 kbps
AC3: 192 kbps, 2-channel
Framerate: 25 FPS
Language: English
Subs: None

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There are other copies of this movie on this server. Either it was a very slow transfer, no transfer at all, or not as good of quality as I wanted. I don't know which version this. I do know that this is about 1:19:35 in length and is not from the U.S. since it is 25 FPS, so that kind of helps narrow it down. See the list above of runtimes.