Deborah Ross

A demented must-watch: Caligula – The Ultimate Cut reviewed

This film attracted a first-rate cast, who all then disavowed it, as well they might, given they’d effectively made a porno

Enjoyable trash: Malcolm McDowell as Caligula and Helen Mirren as his wife Caesonia. Courtesy of Penthouse Films International

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