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Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

Summary Absolute power corrupts in Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, an extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle. Shadowed by the murder of his family, Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather (Peter O’Toole) and seizes control of the Roman Empire alongside his wife Caesonia (Helen Mirren) before descendi...

Directed By: Tinto Brass

Written By: Gore Vidal

In Theaters Now
  • 2024
  • Drafthouse Films
  • 2 h 58 m
  • 2024
  • Drafthouse Films
  • 2 h 58 m

Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Absolute power corrupts in Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, an extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle. Shadowed by the murder of his family, Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather (Peter O’Toole) and seizes control of the Roman Empire alongside his wife Caesonia (Helen Mirren) before descendi...

Directed By: Tinto Brass

Written By: Gore Vidal

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89
Aug 22, 2024
Art historian Thomas Negovan has excavated countless hours of rushes and raw footage from the archives to assemble a new film, hewing as close as possible to Vidal’s original story. In doing so, the debauchery, majesty, and brutality are finally revealed in all their unhinged glory.
By Richard Whittaker FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 14, 2024
While I appreciate getting a cult classic a new coat of 4K to be mean for the stream in fine fashion, Caligula: The Ultimate Cut is not your grandpa’s Caligula.
By Michael Talbot-Haynes FULL REVIEW
63
Aug 16, 2024
This is not a film for everyone by a long shot. Still, those willing to take a chance and embrace it on its own very distinct and occasionally deranged terms are likely to find themselves agreeing with the ultimate assessment of Mirren, who once described it as “an irresistible mix of art and genitals.”
By Peter Sobczynski FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 18, 2024
Caligula is still far from great, but it has risen to the level of an enjoyable, intermittently campy soap about ruthlessness, with one or two affecting moments.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 22, 2024
It all makes for something startling, amusing and bizarre.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 16, 2024
The great production designer Danilo Donati’s contributions alone are worth the trip.
By Elisabeth Vincentelli FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Penthouse Films International, Sunshine Mesa
Release Date Aug 16, 2024
Duration 2 h 58 m
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