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Tinto Brass, Sensationalist ‘Caligula’ Director Who Wanted Name Removed From Film, Dead at 93

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Tinto Brass, the filmmaker whose most famous work was the controversial Caligula , has died. His family announced his death to the Italian media on Wednesday, according to Variety . He was 93.

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