Caligula with Mary Beard
Seen it?2013 | 60 min | Documentary, History
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With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious and history buffs.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
What is true and what is false in the hideous stories spread about the controversial figure of the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (12-41), nicknamed Caligula? Professor Mary Beard explains what is accurate and what is mythical in the historical accounts that portray him as an unbalanced despot. Was he a sadistic tyrant, as Roman historians have told, or perhaps the truth about him was manipulated because of political interests?
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- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hugo Macgregor
- Mary BeardSelf - Host
- Greg WoolfSelf - Historian
- Timothy Peter WisemanSelf - Historian
- Catharine EdwardsSelf - Historian
- Henry HurstSelf - Archeologist