Caligula

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Exclusive digitally restored and uncut re-release for the 40th anniversary

Presented in (dis)harmony The series for the offbeat movie

Screening in the original English version with German subtitles

Anyone looking for the biggest scandal films in cinema history will undoubtedly have to see Caligula. Released in the late 70s, the tumultuous story of this work of art has long since become legendary and attracted around 3.5 million moviegoers in Germany alone. After several versions, some of which were indexed in Germany at the time, CALIGULA THE ULTIMATE CUT is now being released in cinemas in a completely new version, which was produced with the greatest possible effort to mark the film's 40th anniversary and is based on Gore Vidal's original screenplay.

The film premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and features unprecedented new performances, extended scenes and tells the story as it was originally intended to be told and acted.

The Emperor Tiberius, stricken with illness, is looking for a successor, so he brings his adopted grandson Caligula into his palace. Striving for power and influence, Caligula senses the opportunity of a lifetime. He kills Tiberius, seizes the imperial signet ring and has himself declared the new emperor. Surrounded by loyal companions such as his sister and lover Drusilla and his wife Caesonia, he leads a harsh reign. Caligula does not shy away from plundering Rome's resources for his personal gimmicks. Despite all the current rules, decadence and debauchery now reign at the imperial court at his behest. In doing so, he risks the reputation and future of Rome. When Caligula, increasingly addicted to madness, proclaims himself a god, resistance to the tyrant finally begins to form.

Italy 1979; Director: Tinto Brass

Starring: Helen Mirren, John Steiner, Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, Teresa Ann Savoy and others.