Caligula: The Ultimate Cut(2024)

Name: Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
Director: Tinto Brass
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Released: Aug 16, 2024
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Teresa Ann Savoy

Drafthouse Films

2h 58m

Release Date: Aug 16, 2024

Follows Caligula as he kills his devious adoptive grandfather and takes control of the decadent Roman Empire, spiralling into depravity, devastation, and madness.

Release Details

Original Release | Aug 16, 2024 | Limited

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$30,815
Total US & Canada:
$76,031
Total International
$15,171
Total Worldwide:
$91,202

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Tinto Brass
Director

Malcolm McDowell
Caligula

Helen Mirren
Caesonia

Teresa Ann Savoy
Drusilla

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: DTS

Aspect Ratio: 2.00 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States, Italy

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

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 grandfather and seizes control of the Roman Empire alongside his wife Caesonia before descending into a spiral of depravity, destruction, and madness. — Drafthouse Films In a meticulous effort to align more closely with Gore Vidal 's original screenplay, producer Thomas Negovan presents the originally envisaged version of the controversial Caligula (1979) . Excluding Penthouse founder Bob Guccione 's inserted scenes, this 178-minute Ultimate Cut represents a comprehensive reconstruction and restoration of the 1979 release edited entirely from scratch without incorporating any frames from the original theatrical version. Using previously unreleased footage, the film features a newly composed musical score and an engaging opening title sequence. Set in 37 A.D. Rome, the narrative chronicles the rise of Prince Gaius Augustus Germanicus, known as Caligula, who ascends to the imperial throne following the assassination of the deranged Emperor Tiberius. Corrupted by the intoxicating nature of absolute power, the tyrannical Caligula proclaims himself a god, marries his beloved sister Drusilla, and elevates Incitatus, his favoured horse, to a position of nobility. Trapped in a relentless cycle of excess, Caligula betrays his allies, obliterates innocence, and eliminates his adversaries through acts of torture and execution, only for the Roman Empire to pay him back in the same coin. — Nick Riganas