Caligula and Messalina (1981)
"Caligula et Messaline" (original title)

Directors:

Bruno Mattei, Antonio Passalia,

Writer:

Antonio Passalia

Stars:

Vladimir Brajovic, Betty Roland, Françoise Blanchard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vladimir Brajovic	...	Claudius
Betty Roland	...	Messalina
Françoise Blanchard	...	Agrippina
Raul Cabrera
Gino Turini	...	Caligula (as John Turner)
Angelo Arquilla
Piotr Stanislas
Vincent Lo Monaco
Fanny Magier
Laurence Lovall
Antonio Passalia	...	(as Anthony Pass)
Dominique Irissou
Marie-Noëlle Arnoult
Silvie Dezabauneix
Kathy Sadik	...	Merope

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

rome italy | unofficial sequel | lesbianism | ancient rome | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

See the story that no history book dared to tell!

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French

Release Date:

21 July 1982 (France)

Also Known As:

Caligula's Perversions

Company Credits

Production Co:

Italfrance Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 97 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

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Soundtracks

"Ouverture pour une Reine"
Written by Albert Minski and Ted Scotto
Performed by 'Barbara Davidson'

User Reviews

This movie is bad even for an exploitation film

I just saw this movie, and I cannot believe how poor it was even for an exploitation film. I am not familiar with the accurate history of the real Caligula but it could not have been anything like in this movie. Of course, that's not necessary in an exploitation film but in this case it is just too stupid. Their seems to have been absolutely no research into the actual life in Rome at that time. Moreover, the sex scenes are really poor. Maybe with one or two erotic moments, and with one or two attractive females. The torture scenes are just terrible and depressing. At least a movie like "Hostel" portrays torture in a more interesting fashion - there is something about the early exploitation films that make you want to scream out in boredom at the stupid torture scenes. All things considered, this is a horrible movie which should never have been made. I feel the same about movies about torture in the Holocaust. Movies like that are simply dangerous to the mind, and a complete waste of time and life. It is difficult to prove that movies like that are actually damaging to the mind, and I don't mean it in any moral sense, but we all know that movies like that are absolute trash, and that we would be better off watching something interesting. I bought Caligula because I thought it might be good but it wasn't. I think, the Druuna comic book series is excellent. But this Caligula film doesn't deliver anything other than negative and stupid stuff.