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Few people know that Anneka Di Lorenzo played Messalina twice. Almost simultaneously with "Caligula", another film was shot — the pseudo-historical comedy "Messalina, Messalina!". It used original sets commissioned by Tinto Brass and Bob Guccione. The actress was predicted a brilliant career, but it did not work out.
Caligula was only the third emperor, and while his status was new enough that Roman culture was shy about killing their emperor, they were still at that time a rather conservative society that looked back fondly at their moralistic past, and Caligula didn't last very long (less than 4 years before being assassinated, and he only became "crazy ...
Sep 30, 2023 · Photo courtesy of Vitagraph Films. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, which screened at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles, is unlikely to win over critics of the original film ...
Oct 10, 2007 · Till this day, the controversial 1979 film, Caligula remains an anomaly among major motion pictures. Essentially, Caligula is a porn film masquerading as a historical epic. Financed by Bob ...
May 16, 2023 · The 1980 movie was the most expensive independent film in history with a budget of $17.5 million dollars. Penthouse founder and Caligula film producer Bob Guccione self-financed the movie, envisioning what he called "a new kind of film" combining sex and art. Guccione ultimately took control of the project and discarded the script to create an ...