Tinto Brass, Director of the X-Rated ‘Caligula,’ Dies at 93
He clashed with screenwriter Gore Vidal during the making of the epic that starred Malcolm McDowell.
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Tinto Brass, Director of Erotic Epics ‘Caligula’ and ‘Salon Kitty,’ Dies at 93
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