When I first saw it, i found it boring. In fact, this film is unforgetable both due to McDOwell's performance as well as for the setting of blood and marble, only surpassed by Fellini's Satyricon in that regard. We need to internalize this is no movie where you wait to be entertained. It is an opportunity for the audience to seat themselves and witness it just another of the palace's potential victims. All the partially pointless moments together with the lack of a clear plot underline the insanity perfectly. BUt no one raises their voice. Everybody living under this selfrighteous tyrant had to play along no matter what profanity happened, and the film depicted this power trip perfectly.
I completely found this movie so not right for me to watch. I can't recall how old I was or where it was that I saw this film but, I do know I was way to young to view it. Just a kid not even a teen. I did find an interest in history because of it. To be honest, the whole role of pointlessness and tyrant along with insanity, hasn't really changed. It's almost like from the age of the Roman tyrants, the ruler is just overthrown or conquered and replaced again and again and again. It's amazing what we as the people will put up with without putting any thought into truly seeing the evil that could be done. For such intelligent beings, we sure are stupid
Despite the movie getting criticised. It still had fantastic acting performances from the British and Italian cast. Especially Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell, John Gielgud and Peter O'Toole. Also it had excellent set designs. You almost felt you were back in ancient rome with its marble floors and stone buildings. Where the movie falls down is there is not enough back story or character development like you had with other movies on ancient rome. Also while Ancient Emperors were vicious horrific tyrants I have no doubt those horrors were perpetrated but you wanted to see less horror and more story especially the political intrigue and how he was a very unpopular with Roman military and citizenry. We get none of the political back story. However clearly like a lot of Roman leaders he was murderous vicious psychopath which was well shown in the movie. The Russian classical movie soundtrack from Shostakovich I think was also a good addition to the movie. Gave it the classical feel with the music dealing with Classical ancient rome albeit with a very brutal and mad tyrant which Ancient Rome had a lot of those and many of them were assasinated by dissatisfied or fearful of their rule of ambition by the Senate or Roman Army or Roman citizenry. The Ancient Roman political class was a vicious violent bunch and that is well shown in this movie.
Yes, it does. There have been quite a few "leaders " who were completely corrupt due to the total control they had. Even today, there are men who have total rule over a country. Look at North Korea.
Its hard to belive but there worse more cruel emperors than Caligula. Caracala who ruled from 187 to 217 AD was far worse. It had his brother Geta stabbed to death in the arms of his mother, forbid her from morning her son, had his brothers followers of even simpatizeis or simply people he knew put to the sword, not even the infants where spared. He had a mob of youngsters unarmed in Greece surrounded by his troops and butchered after tricking them to join his army.
Yes but he was not so interesting nor enjoying it so much, little boots had more pleasure than any of the heads of Rome second place Commodus. The fiends that killed these true emperors made grave mistakes and are the worse kind.
read the book about him from author ikka schiavine. he was a cruel emperor but not the worst. in fact he was one of the best. if he had not killed his brother he would have suffered his fate. he was a solid emperor and in 212 his edict gave free roman citizenship in all free men of the empire. just read the book sand u will understand what kind of emperor he was.
There are at least three different, more or less, cut versions of this movie available on DVD/BR. Each of them is lacking some scenes, but these lacking scenes differ from version to version. I once watched the total uncut version in cinema with all "elements" in, which I later couldn't see on DVD anymore. But there is no clear line: Sometimes hardcore porn scenes are cut, sometimes scenes of excessive violence, which are in another versions still there. One infamous scene is the torture and mutilation of Brocolus, where he got cut-off his private parts, which were fed to the dogs. This is missing to all DVD versions, only to be seen in the uncut version.
there are like 10 leaders in the western world that would be more likely to antics like this, not to mention israel or lots of muslim countries. youve all been brainwashed by some kind of putin psychosis
This was a gross disgusting filthy brutal sadistic pornographic mess. That Helen Mirren would expose herself like this; I have no respect for her and I've despised Malcolm McDowell since A Clockwork Orange.
Remarkable that any actor associated with this movie escaped with any shred of their previous professional reputation intact. "Caligula" was a train wreck of a movie, and didn't work on either a pornographic or dramatic level. It was a very bad film.
He is the first crazy cruel emperor, but Nero was worse! Nero didn't like Rome, he wanted to give the place his name nl Neropolis. So in 64 a C he decided to put Rome on fire. Now it is not sure Nero put the fire on personally because some historians claim he was at Capri then, but in this case he surely gave the command. And this he used to blame the christian and start up the first wide christian persecution under which apostle Paul was beheaded. Roman catholics claim Peter was also in Rome but this is a fairytale, Peter was never in Rome, he even died in Jerusalem because there is also his grave under the name Simon bar Jona. Nero let the christians be thrown before the lions and he was watching that, an example of his sick cruelty.
@patrickdevries6267 You're mistaken. Nero was tolerated for 17 years, and Caligula for only 4 years. So Caligula was more unbearable. And then there were Tiberius, Domitian, Heliogabalus, Commodus - each worse than the other. They were all finished off, 'cos they were that "good".
@@ArmanLF First read what I wrote and then learn history. Nero was emperor from 54 till 68 and to my mathematis is that 14 and not 17 yrars. And it is not because Caligula was 4 years e mperor that he was more cruel. He was cruel and lunatic, but Nero to my opinion was worse. Nero became emperor by murder, he killed the successor of Claudius named Brittanicus by poisonning. Claudius was killed by the mother of Nero, Agrippina, He killed also his wife Claudia Octavia after divorcing her, because he loved more his maitresse Poppaea . Tiberius came before Caligula, most possible killed by his guard Macro, and Commodius came after Marcus Aurelius; To most historians Nero is the worst of all because he started the first big christian persecution, and that's not by Caligula nor Commodus or whoever, but yeah that's also opinion by opinion.
@@elasticharmony Where did you get this kind of nonsense??? and what is talmudic jew? All jews are talmudic because together with the Tenach is the Talmoed the most important book for judaism. Some of the jews, lilke the Sadducees coperated with the Romans but that does not mean they loved the Romans. Caligula was a Roman emperor and he had even the intention to place his statue at square before the Temple. So they hated Caligula. What is true is the Caligula was a very good friend of Herod Agrippa/
Caligula was a good emperor. The Christians did character assassination. The Christians do this to all native faiths and their Kings. Christians wanted to show that they are good and others bad. Same is Caracala. All romans or pagans were good.
Christians huh? Always guilty nowadays!! And what are you? Just a pagan? So it was ok to feed christians to the tigers and lions in the gladiator arena, or to organize bacchanals all the time, or to kill your own friends, family members for your own interest.....????? Do you even know what a bacchanal is at all and if you do, would you let your own children participate in it???
Wasn't this the most expensive pornographic movie ever made? With two major movie stars in it no less! Peter O'toole, Malcolm McDowell!
Helen Mirren as well
And John Gelgud. But what did we expect with Penthouse Magazine financing?
When I first saw it, i found it boring. In fact, this film is unforgetable both due to McDOwell's performance as well as for the setting of blood and marble, only surpassed by Fellini's Satyricon in that regard. We need to internalize this is no movie where you wait to be entertained. It is an opportunity for the audience to seat themselves and witness it just another of the palace's potential victims. All the partially pointless moments together with the lack of a clear plot underline the insanity perfectly. BUt no one raises their voice. Everybody living under this selfrighteous tyrant had to play along no matter what profanity happened, and the film depicted this power trip perfectly.
I completely found this movie so not right for me to watch. I can't recall how old I was or where it was that I saw this film but, I do know I was way to young to view it. Just a kid not even a teen. I did find an interest in history because of it. To be honest, the whole role of pointlessness and tyrant along with insanity, hasn't really changed. It's almost like from the age of the Roman tyrants, the ruler is just overthrown or conquered and replaced again and again and again. It's amazing what we as the people will put up with without putting any thought into truly seeing the evil that could be done. For such intelligent beings, we sure are stupid
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I have been looking for this film for years.
I was surprised it was airing on Columbus Georgia's Fox 54 during the early 80s after hours.
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Nero was very cruel also!
I refuse to believe he had a machine like this 😂😂😂
I think it’s pretty cool
But it's an interesting structure, even if it didn't exist.
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Despite the movie getting criticised. It still had fantastic acting performances from the British and Italian cast. Especially Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell, John Gielgud and Peter O'Toole. Also it had excellent set designs. You almost felt you were back in ancient rome with its marble floors and stone buildings. Where the movie falls down is there is not enough back story or character development like you had with other movies on ancient rome. Also while Ancient Emperors were vicious horrific tyrants I have no doubt those horrors were perpetrated but you wanted to see less horror and more story especially the political intrigue and how he was a very unpopular with Roman military and citizenry. We get none of the political back story. However clearly like a lot of Roman leaders he was murderous vicious psychopath which was well shown in the movie. The Russian classical movie soundtrack from Shostakovich I think was also a good addition to the movie. Gave it the classical feel with the music dealing with Classical ancient rome albeit with a very brutal and mad tyrant which Ancient Rome had a lot of those and many of them were assasinated by dissatisfied or fearful of their rule of ambition by the Senate or Roman Army or Roman citizenry. The Ancient Roman political class was a vicious violent bunch and that is well shown in this movie.
Total power corrupts totally.
Yes, it does. There have been quite a few "leaders " who were completely corrupt due to the total control they had. Even today, there are men who have total rule over a country. Look at North Korea.
0:49 Caligula had a mobile-phone?
All Roman Emperors had mobile phones.
Caligula put a large seashell to his ear and listened to its hum.
SENSACIONAL!
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Its hard to belive but there worse more cruel emperors than Caligula. Caracala who ruled from 187 to 217 AD was far worse. It had his brother Geta stabbed to death in the arms of his mother, forbid her from morning her son, had his brothers followers of even simpatizeis or simply people he knew put to the sword, not even the infants where spared. He had a mob of youngsters unarmed in Greece surrounded by his troops and butchered after tricking them to join his army.
Yes but he was not so interesting nor enjoying it so much, little boots had more pleasure than any of the heads of Rome second place Commodus.
The fiends that killed these true emperors made grave mistakes and are the worse kind.
read the book about him from author ikka schiavine. he was a cruel emperor but not the worst. in fact he was one of the best. if he had not killed his brother he would have suffered his fate. he was a solid emperor and in 212 his edict gave free roman citizenship in all free men of the empire. just read the book sand u will understand what kind of emperor he was.
@@flaviushonoriusemperorofro3903 Cannot find this book online or any reference to it. Should you share the link, please?
If only all Rome had just one neck
I’ve just invented a new snack, I think I’ll call them chips…😊
Wow even worse than Nero amazing!
Di dove esci tutta questa sequenza di Caligola? Posso chiedere?
There are at least three different, more or less, cut versions of this movie available on DVD/BR. Each of them is lacking some scenes, but these lacking scenes differ from version to version. I once watched the total uncut version in cinema with all "elements" in, which I later couldn't see on DVD anymore.
But there is no clear line: Sometimes hardcore porn scenes are cut, sometimes scenes of excessive violence, which are in another versions still there. One infamous scene is the torture and mutilation of Brocolus, where he got cut-off his private parts, which were fed to the dogs. This is missing to all DVD versions, only to be seen in the uncut version.
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No wonder Alex was evil. Look at his past life. 😊
..and of this of his droogs.
Yo guys don’t get blood on my crown
GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIMES
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So, he made a few mistakes. But at least he had some fun.
I've watched the video a second time. HE IS A GOD!!!!!!!!!!
I'm glad you liked the video.
Do you think somebody like Putin doesn't entertain himself similarly? Well maybe he doesn't but I wouldn't put it past him.
there are like 10 leaders in the western world that would be more likely to antics like this, not to mention israel or lots of muslim countries. youve all been brainwashed by some kind of putin psychosis
Greatest emperor ever!
😂
What about Augustus, Nero, etc.??
@@MariaHanadi pale imitations to Caligula glory!!
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give over it was a porn film with the xxx bits taken out for the cinema...I've seen the porn version and it's still crap
Oh I don't know. You have to love a guy who wanted to balance the budget on the backs of senators' wives and tried to make his horse one of them.
This was a gross disgusting filthy brutal sadistic pornographic mess.
That Helen Mirren would expose herself like this; I have no respect for her and I've despised Malcolm McDowell since A Clockwork Orange.
well thats the important thing, I guess....
So he had a little fun while ruling. I'd probably do it exactly the same if I were ruler of any place. EXACTLY the same.
Then you would wind up exactly where he did when he died. Eternal torment.
................................U ARE NOT LOOKING WELL AT ALL............................................
that film was a wreck
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Remarkable that any actor associated with this movie escaped with any shred of their previous professional reputation intact. "Caligula" was a train wreck of a movie, and didn't work on either a pornographic or dramatic level. It was a very bad film.
Untrue, this is by far the most realistic version of Roman emperor life, the pleasure and imperiousness. Little boots was only suffering sin not mad.
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He is the first crazy cruel emperor, but Nero was worse! Nero didn't like Rome, he wanted to give the place his name nl Neropolis. So in 64 a C he decided to put Rome on fire. Now it is not sure Nero put the fire on personally because some historians claim he was at Capri then, but in this case he surely gave the command. And this he used to blame the christian and start up the first wide christian persecution under which apostle Paul was beheaded. Roman catholics claim Peter was also in Rome but this is a fairytale, Peter was never in Rome, he even died in Jerusalem because there is also his grave under the name Simon bar Jona. Nero let the christians be thrown before the lions and he was watching that, an example of his sick cruelty.
@patrickdevries6267
You're mistaken.
Nero was tolerated for 17 years, and Caligula for only 4 years.
So Caligula was more unbearable.
And then there were Tiberius, Domitian, Heliogabalus, Commodus - each worse than the other.
They were all finished off, 'cos they were that "good".
@@ArmanLF First read what I wrote and then learn history. Nero was emperor from 54 till 68 and to my mathematis is that 14 and not 17 yrars. And it is not because Caligula was 4 years e mperor that he was more cruel. He was cruel and lunatic, but Nero to my opinion was worse. Nero became emperor by murder, he killed the successor of Claudius named Brittanicus by poisonning. Claudius was killed by the mother of Nero, Agrippina, He killed also his wife Claudia Octavia after divorcing her, because he loved more his maitresse Poppaea . Tiberius came before Caligula, most possible killed by his guard Macro, and Commodius came after Marcus Aurelius; To most historians Nero is the worst of all because he started the first big christian persecution, and that's not by Caligula nor Commodus or whoever, but yeah that's also opinion by opinion.
Its been suggested that certain Christians were involved in starting the Fire of Rome. Any proof ?
Do you know talmudic Jews believe he is the best because he was supposed to have become a prostylite convert to Moses!
@@elasticharmony Where did you get this kind of nonsense??? and what is talmudic jew? All jews are talmudic because together with the Tenach is the Talmoed the most important book for judaism. Some of the jews, lilke the Sadducees coperated with the Romans but that does not mean they loved the Romans. Caligula was a Roman emperor and he had even the intention to place his statue at square before the Temple. So they hated Caligula. What is true is the Caligula was a very good friend of Herod Agrippa/
Caligula was a good emperor. The Christians did character assassination. The Christians do this to all native faiths and their Kings. Christians wanted to show that they are good and others bad. Same is Caracala. All romans or pagans were good.
True true
Christians huh? Always guilty nowadays!!
And what are you? Just a pagan?
So it was ok to feed christians to the tigers and lions in the gladiator arena, or to organize bacchanals all the time, or to kill your own friends, family members for your own interest.....?????
Do you even know what a bacchanal is at all and if you do, would you let your own children participate in it???