Severin: Caligula and Messalina Coming Soon to Blu-ray
HomeSeverin: Caligula and Messalina Coming Soon to Blu-ray
Posted December 28, 2021 06:44 PM by Webmaster
Severin Films has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Bruno Mattei's Caligula and Messalina (1981), starring Antonio Passalia, Florence Guérin, Françoise Blanchard, Raul Cabrera, and Gino Turini. The release will be available for purchase on February 22.
Caligula and Messalina
Official description: In one of the earliest entries in the subgenre, ItaloFilth veteran Bruno Mattei (THE OTHER HELL, WOMEN'S PRISON MASSACRE) set the Caligsploitation standard for informative history, raid-the-peplum-props ingenuity and jaw-dropping depictions of ancient Roman depravity: When the deranged emperor (Vladimir Brajovic of THE STORY OF O) falls for an insatiable gladiatrix (Betty Roland of Mattei's CALIGULA REINCARNATED AS NERO), their reign will launch a mind-bending bacchanal of torture, sodomy, incest, castration, borrowed footage and aroused livestock. Françoise Blanchard (THE LIVING DEAD GIRL), Florence Guérin (Cozzi's THE BLACK CAT) and the infamous Sal Boris (THE BEAST IN HEAT) co-star in this saga of saturnalian obscenity, presented in the Explicit Italian Version scanned in 2K from the original negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Also on February 22, the label will release on Blu-ray Joe D'Amato's Caligula: The Untold Story (1982), starring Laura Gemser, David Brandon, Luciano Bartoli, Gabriele Tinti, and Fabiola Toledo.
Official description: Only legendary maestro di sleaze Joe D'Amato (EMANUELLE IN AMERICA, ABSURD) could outdo the original CALIGULA for twisted sex, maniacal violence, and eye-popping perversion: David Brandon (BEYOND DARKNESS, STAGEFRIGHT) stars as the insane young emperor whose love of brutality and degradation is surpassed only by his hunger for enslaved virgins, cruel vengeance, extreme acts of 'horseplay' and beyond. Laura Gemser (BLACK EMANUELLE), Gabriele Tinti (ENDGAME), Charles Borromel (ABSURD) and future director Michele Soavi (CEMETERY MAN) star in this epic of orgiastic excess written by D'Amato and Luigi Montefiori/George Eastman (ANTHROPOPHAGUS) with a lavish score by Carlo Maria Cordio (SHOCKING DARK), presented in the Explicit Italian Version scanned in 2K from the original negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Caligula and Messalina
Official description: In one of the earliest entries in the subgenre, ItaloFilth veteran Bruno Mattei (THE OTHER HELL, WOMEN'S PRISON MASSACRE) set the Caligsploitation standard for informative history, raid-the-peplum-props ingenuity and jaw-dropping depictions of ancient Roman depravity: When the deranged emperor (Vladimir Brajovic of THE STORY OF O) falls for an insatiable gladiatrix (Betty Roland of Mattei's CALIGULA REINCARNATED AS NERO), their reign will launch a mind-bending bacchanal of torture, sodomy, incest, castration, borrowed footage and aroused livestock. Françoise Blanchard (THE LIVING DEAD GIRL), Florence Guérin (Cozzi's THE BLACK CAT) and the infamous Sal Boris (THE BEAST IN HEAT) co-star in this saga of saturnalian obscenity, presented in the Explicit Italian Version scanned in 2K from the original negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE EXPLICIT ITALIAN VERSION OF THE FILM
- Two Cuts of the Movie: Extended X-Rated Cut and Unrated Cut
- Caligula: The Life Behind The Legend — Interview With Anthony A. Barrett, Author Of Caligula: The Corruption Of Power
- Trailer
- BONUS DISC: CD Soundtrack
- Original English audio track
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
- Run time: Extended X-Rated Cut: 101 min. / Unrated Cut: 95 min.
- REGION-A "LOCKED"
Also on February 22, the label will release on Blu-ray Joe D'Amato's Caligula: The Untold Story (1982), starring Laura Gemser, David Brandon, Luciano Bartoli, Gabriele Tinti, and Fabiola Toledo.
Official description: Only legendary maestro di sleaze Joe D'Amato (EMANUELLE IN AMERICA, ABSURD) could outdo the original CALIGULA for twisted sex, maniacal violence, and eye-popping perversion: David Brandon (BEYOND DARKNESS, STAGEFRIGHT) stars as the insane young emperor whose love of brutality and degradation is surpassed only by his hunger for enslaved virgins, cruel vengeance, extreme acts of 'horseplay' and beyond. Laura Gemser (BLACK EMANUELLE), Gabriele Tinti (ENDGAME), Charles Borromel (ABSURD) and future director Michele Soavi (CEMETERY MAN) star in this epic of orgiastic excess written by D'Amato and Luigi Montefiori/George Eastman (ANTHROPOPHAGUS) with a lavish score by Carlo Maria Cordio (SHOCKING DARK), presented in the Explicit Italian Version scanned in 2K from the original negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE EXPLICIT ITALIAN VERSION OF THE FILM
- Two Cuts of the Film: US Cut / Italian Extended Cut
- The Orgy Of Power: Interview With Actor David Brandon
- A False True Story: Interview With Screenwriter Luigi Montefiori
- Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy: Interview With Actor Mark Shannon
- Deleted Scenes
- UK Video Trailer
- BONUS DISC: CD Soundtrack
- Audio: English Mono (US Cut only) / Italian Mono (Italian Extended Cut only)
- English Subtitles / Closed Captions
- Run time: US Cut: 95 min. / Italian Extended Cut: 121 min.
- REGION-FREE