Tinto Brass Dies: Italian ‘Caligula’ Director Was 93

Italian film director Tinto Brass has died in Rome at the age of 93. His wife, Caterina Varzi, and children, Bonifacio and Beatrice Brass, announced the news to the Italian press agency Ansa on Wednesday. While his extensive career spanned many different genres, Brass became internationally recognized for his erotic movies of the 1970s. He was particularly best known for his hardcore portrait of the Roman emperor in the film Caligula and several other notable erotic productions.