Bob Guccione, founder of Penthouse magazine, died Wednesday in Plano, Texas at 79 after a long battle with cancer. The mogul made billions from his pornography empire in the 60s and 70s, only to lose it in the 80s and 90s thanks to internet competition and bad investments. Guccione was praised by some for breaking taboos with his centerfolds that made Playboy look tame in comparison, but he was also attacked by censors, conservatives and feminists. After the jump, check out the great trailer for Guccione's foray into filmmaking, the "most controversial film of all time," Caligula. Then reminisce about it with Helen Mirren.
[via New York Times]