Tinto Brass, director of Caligula and Salon Kitty, dies at 93
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
Italian filmmaker Tinto Brass has died in Rome at 93; his wife Caterina Varzi and children Bonifacio and Beatrice told Ansa, with Variety, Deadline and IndieWire matching. Best known outside Italy for Salon Kitty and the infamous Caligula — later reworked without him by Bob Guccione — he also made The Key and spent years fighting Italian censors. A restored Deadly Sweet played Venice Classics this year as a tribute while he was still alive.
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- Variety: Tinto Brass, Director of Erotic Epics 'Caligula' and 'Salon Kitty,' Dies at 93 (4 November 2026)
- Deadline: Tinto Brass Dies: Italian 'Caligula' Director Was 93 (4 November 2026)
- IndieWire: 'Caligula' Director Tinto Brass Dies at 93 (4 November 2026)
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