Uncut version of controversial Helen Mirren film Caligula to be released.
It was banned nearly 30 years ago for its graphic scenes of incêst and real sêx.
But the controversial Roman epic Caligula is set to be sold on the High Street after the British Board of Film Classification finally gave it the green light.
The original 1979 movie was scripted by the writer and historian Gore Vidal and featured a host of stars including Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole and Sir John Gielgud.
It was banned nearly 30 years ago for its graphic scenes of incêst and real sêx.
But the controversial Roman epic Caligula is set to be sold on the High Street after the British Board of Film Classification finally gave it the green light.
The original 1979 movie was scripted by the writer and historian Gore Vidal and featured a host of stars including Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole and Sir John Gielgud.
Bob Guccione, founder of Penthouse magazine, who produced and financed the film, felt it did not contain enough sêx.
He secretly filmed graphic real sêx scenes and inserted them into the final edit.
Although it was subsequently released in the U.S., officials here banned the film because of its gratuitous content.
Although the film is available in this country on DVD, it is a heavily sanitised version and almost an hour shorter than the uncut Imperia edition.
Last month, it was heavily criticised for awarding Batman: The Dark Knight a 12A rating, despite concerns about the level of violence.
