Caligula Absolute power corrupts After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity. Details Casts Title Caligula Release Date 1979-08-14 Runtime 02 Hours 36 Minutes Genres Drama History Production Companies Penthouse Films International, Felix Cinematografica Production Countries Italy, United States of America Malcolm McDowell Caligula Teresa Ann Savoy Drusilla Helen Mirren Caesonia Peter O'Toole Tiberius John Steiner Longinus Guido Mannari Macro Paolo Bonacelli Chaerea Leopoldo Trieste Charicles Giancarlo Badessi Claudius Mirella D'Angelo Livia Anneka Di Lorenzo Messalina Lori Wagner Agrippina Adriana Asti Ennia John Gielgud Nerva Bruno Brive Gemellus Rick Parets Mnester Paula Mitchell Subura Singer Osiride Pevarello Giant Donato Placido Proculus