![]() The graphic violent and sexual imagery is what everyone talks about, but they distract from the fact that "Caligula: The Untold Story" is a legitimate and fairly good historical epic. Caligula speaks with a harsh, elitist English accent, and some of the dialogs pop up in Italian with English subtitles, as a result of someone using multiple print sources to get the most complete version possible. The film is shot quite competently, and some shots are visually breathtaking, at least in the original widescreen format. Both Gemser and David Brandon are gorgeous and sexy, and they have many intense scenes together. Of course, Miriam has other plans for the ruthless Emperor. Here Caligula becomes obsessed with the slave girl Miriam, understandably so as she is played by the beautiful Laura Gemser of "Black Emanuelle" fame. The film would be better if those scenes were shortened, as it takes the viewer away from the principal characters and storyline, but it is still a solid film. The complete, uncut version runs to 125 minutes and features a long and graphic orgy scene similar to the one in the Tinto Brass version from 1979. Ornate costumes and sets, as well as a lush film score, help as well, as Caligula tears, slices, and rapes his way through a large cast of slaves and Romans. Thanks mostly to the performance of David Brandon as the demented Emperor of Rome. ![]() ![]() This re-imagining of Bob Guccione's "Caligula" turned out to be a lot better than I had expected.
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