In 2023, a new restoration titled Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (re-edited by Thomas Negovan) hit theaters and a subsequent 4K/Blu-ray release. This version attempts to reconstruct Brass’s original vision by removing all hardcore footage and using AI to composite missing frames.

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The film’s journey to high-definition home media has been as tumultuous as its original production. For years, fans relied on heavily censored VHS tapes and substandard bootlegs. The arrival of the format brought distinct localized editions that attempted to catalog the film's countless alternate cuts. The Imperial Edition (2008–2012)

Second, there was . The celebrated intellectual and author was hired to write the screenplay. Vidal saw the project as a political satire, a critique of absolute power and the corruption of the state. He wanted to strip away the glamour of Rome and show the empire in its dying, rotting throes.

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