Absolute power corrupts in CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT, an extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle. Shadowed by the murder of his family, Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather (Peter O’Toole) and seizes control of the Roman Empire alongside his wife Caesonia (Helen Mirren) before descending into a spiral of depravity, destruction, and madness.
Devoting a substantial portion of his adult life to “Caligula” after first becoming obsessed with it during the original 1980 theatrical release, writer, musician and art historian Thomas Negovan dedicated three years to meticulously re-editing the film using original materials (alternate takes, excised scenes, animated sequences for un-shot portions of the script, etc) with the intent of uncovering a lost masterpiece equal to the pedigree of its talent in front of the camera and behind.