Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

Friday, August 16 - Thursday, September 12, 2024

Wednesday, August 14 at 6:30 p.m.: Q&A with Drafthouse Films Chairman Tim League moderated by Charles Bramesco

Please note that there are additional showtimes of CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT that screen with open captions (on-screen display of dialogue and sounds). For those showtimes, click here.

Scandalously butchered by Penthouse’s Bob Guccione for its 1980 release and disavowed by director Brass and screenwriter Gore Vidal, CALIGULA has suffered a reputation as barely-disguised porn. But this major new restoration, which premiered at Cannes, rehabilitates the filmmakers’ original vision, along with the performances of its impressive cast. Malcolm McDowell stars as Caligula, who eliminates his devious grandfather (Peter O’Toole), weds the ambitious Caesonia (Helen Mirren), and seizes control of the declining Roman Empire, only to descend into depravity, destruction, and madness.

Official Selection: 2023 Cannes Film Festival

• Country USA, Italy
• Running Time 178 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Drafthouse Films
• Director Tinto Brass
• Cast Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Teresa Ann Savoy, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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