Caligula and Messalina (Caligula et Messaline) 43 years old

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Caligula and Messalina

Messalina (played by gorgeous Betty Roland) is a power-hungry nymphomaniac who will stop at nothing to become Empress of Rome. She brings herself to the attention of Caligula by battling in the gladiator arena and it is not long before she achieves her goal, upsetting the Emperor's youngest sister Agrippina, who hopes that her son Nero will eventually become ruler of Rome. Agrippina successfully plots Caligula's downfall, but Messalina rains on her parade by immediately jumping into the sack with his successor, Claudius. But naughty old Messalina can't commit herself to one man, and shags everyone in sight, including a grotesque, but well-endowed, frequenter of brothels, a randy midget, her eunuch(!?!?) and an ex-lover. When she ends up pregnant, and it is obvious that the father is not Claudius (since he has been away fighting in foreign lands), Agrippina finally sees her opportunity to be rid of her nemesis once and for all.

Credits

Caligula and Messalina Cast

Name Character
Florence Guérin She was 15, now 58 years old
Fanny Magier
Françoise Blanchard She was 26, 58 years old when she died as Agrippina
Gino Turini as Caligula
Betty Roland She was 28, 43 years old when she died as Messalina
Antonio Passalia as as Anthony Pass
Raúl Cabrera was 4, now 47 years old
Vladimir Brajovic as Claudius

Caligula and Messalina Crew

Name Department
Philippe Margue as Camera Operator. Camera
Luigi Ciccarese as Cinematography. He was 29 (now 72) years old Crew
Bruno Mattei as Director. He was 49 (75) years old when He died Directing
Giuseppe Ferranti as Makeup Artist. He was 92 (48) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Antonio Passalia as Director. Directing
Antonio Passalia as Writer. Writing
Sergio Cortona as Production Manager. Production
Roberto Benvenuti as Assistant Camera. He was 35 (65) years old when He died Camera
Amedeo Mellone as Production Design. Art
Janette Kronegger as Editor. Editing
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Caligula and Messalina (43 years)

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  • Release day: Thursday, January 01, 1981
  • Runtime: 111 minutes