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Caligula: The Untold Story

1982 · 109 min

A sleazy, blood-soaked descent into imperial madness, leering at cruelty and eroticism with grim, exploitative relish.

Tagline
The most powerful man in the Empire has gone insane!
Overview
An insane young emperor finds his love of brutality and degradation surpassed only by his hunger for enslaved virgins, cruel vengeance, extreme acts of 'horseplay' and beyond.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • obsession
  • power
  • revenge
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism4
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history, horror
Directed by
Joe D'Amato
Written by
Joe D'Amato, Michele Soavi, George Eastman
Starring
David Brandon, Laura Gemser, Luciano Bartoli, Charles Borromel, Fabiola Toledo, Sasha D'Arc, Alessandro Freyberger, Larry Dolgin
Cinematography
Joe D'Amato
Runtime
109 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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