Otello (1986)

Summary: Verdi's famous opera is brought to life in this production. The immortal tale of the noble Moor and his beautiful young wife, and of his lieutenant, whose jealousy and lust for power lead him to commit the ultimate treason.

Release Date: September 12, 1986

Genres: Drama, Music

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Writers: Arrigo Boito

, Franco Zeffirelli

, Masolino D'Amico

Runtime: 1 h 58 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Cannon City Produktie Maatschappij B.V., Cannon Productions, Italian International Film

Distributor: Kultur Video, MGM Home Entertainment, Viacom

Countries: Netherlands, United States, Italy

Language: Italian

Domestic: $ 189,042

Caligula (1979)

Summary: A dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome. We see his ambition, his scheming, his perversion and decadence, his brutality and his lunacy.

Release Date: February 15, 1980

Genres: Drama, History

Director: Tinto Brass

Writers: Gore Vidal

, Malcolm McDowell

, Masolino D'Amico

Runtime: 2 h 36 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Penthouse Films International, Felix Cinematografica

Distributor: Analysis Film Releasing Corporation, BRI Video, Goodfellas, Image Entertainment

Countries: Italy, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 17,500,000

The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)

Summary: After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is still busy with politics, promoting socialism to the world. Stalin has sent out an assassin, Frank Jackson. Jackson befriends a you...

Release Date: March 30, 1972

Genres: Biography, Drama, History

Director: Joseph Losey