Caligula
“Absolute power corrupts”
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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Cast
22 people
Malcolm McDowell
Caligula
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Halloween
Teresa Ann Savoy
Drusilla
Known for
Salon Kitty
Helen Mirren
Caesonia
Known for
Monsters University
MobLand
Peter O'Toole
Tiberius
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Ratatouille
John Steiner
Longinus
Known for
Shock
Too Much
Guido Mannari
Macro
Known for
The Cop in Blue Jeans
Paolo Bonacelli
Chaerea
Known for
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Midnight Express
Leopoldo Trieste
Charicles
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Cinema Paradiso
Giancarlo Badessi
Claudius
Known for
One Way or Another
What Have You Done to Solange?
Mirella D'Angelo
Livia
Known for
Tenebre
Le Guignolo
Anneka Di Lorenzo
Messalina
Known for
Dressed to Kill
Lori Wagner
Agrippina
Also in
Messalina, Messalina!
Dark Secrets
Tinto Brass Director · Masolino D'Amico Screenplay Gore Vidal Story
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $18M · United States release October 16, 1981
Box office
Budget
$17,500,000
Worldwide gross
$23,400,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Penthouse Films International
Production
Felix Cinematografica
Production
Felix Cinematorgrafica
Production
Italy · United States
Produced in
Gore Vidal's Caligula
Working title
Languages
Original title
Caligola
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 14, 1979
Theatrical
United States · October 16, 1981
Theatrical · East Coast
United States · September 17, 2024
Physical · The Ultimate Cut (178 min.)
United States
February 1, 1980 · Premiere · New York City
February 5, 1982 · Theatrical · West Coast
August 16, 2024 · Theatrical · The Ultimate Cut (178 min.)
Australia
June 19, 1981 · Theatrical · Bob Guccione version
June 1, 1984 · Physical
Brazil
September 29, 1982 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 1, 1993 · Physical
October 3, 2024 · Theatrical · The Ultimate Cut (178 min.)
Denmark
July 17, 1980 · Theatrical
Finland
September 24, 1981 · Theatrical
France
July 2, 1980 · Theatrical
May 17, 2023 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival – The Ultimate Cut (178 min.)
Germany
April 25, 1980 · Theatrical
Greece
September 3, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Japan
October 18, 1980 · Theatrical
January 23, 2026 · Theatrical · The Ultimate Cut
Mexico
July 9, 1983 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 14, 1980 · Theatrical
December 23, 2008 · Physical · DVD
February 20, 2012 · Physical · BD
Norway
July 12, 1983 · Theatrical
Peru
December 25, 1980 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 26, 1981 · Theatrical
Russia
April 20, 1993 · Theatrical
Slovenia
December 2, 1982 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 18, 1991 · Theatrical
December 3, 2025 · Limited theatrical · The Ultimate Cut (178 min.)
Spain
February 15, 1982 · Theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
April 3, 1981 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 30, 1980 · Theatrical
February 20, 2012 · Physical · Arrow Video Blu-ray
August 9, 2024 · Theatrical · The Ultimate Cut
August 9, 2024 · Digital · The Ultimate Cut
December 7, 2026 · Physical · The Ultimate Cut | Visions Home Video 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray / Blu-ray
Uruguay
May 3, 1985 · Theatrical
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