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Caligula: 1400 Days of Terror (2012) [NR]

Featuring:
Darius Arya, Corey Brennan, Lowell Byers

Written by:
Bruce Kennedy

Directed by:
Bruce Kennedy


Release Date:
November 22, 2012

Original Title:
Caligula: 1400 Days of Terror

Genres:
Documentary

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 18  US: NR 

Runtime: 88

Caligula was insane. Or was he...?

Overview from TheMovieDB

This two-hour History Channel special examines controversial new theories about the man who ruled the world's mightiest Empire with sadistic brutality. His reign of terror lasted just 1,400 days. Yet even today everyone knows his name. Most have said he was crazy. But was he? This is the story few know behind one of the most infamous figures of the Ancient World--Caligula.

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Overview from Open Movies

When Caligula comes to power as Rome's 3rd Emperor, everyone has high hopes for him. The son of Germanicus, a descendant of Augustus himself, he seems eminently suited to rule. But once in power, Caligula goes on a rampage of depravity and cruelty which would lead to all sorts of sordid tales about him. The question is - are those stories true? New scholarship suggests that Caligula may not have been as crazy as they say. That instead, he used a black sense of humor to dispose of anyone and anything that might get in the way of his quest for power. In the end, after only 1400 days in power, Caligula is assassinated by a powerful group - hoping to restore the Republic. Little did they know, the Praetorian Guard already had other plans...

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Caligula: 1400 Days of Terror (2012) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.8/10

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Director:
Bruce Kennedy

Writer:
Bruce Kennedy

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