Film·1969·1h 14m

The Epic That Never Was

Documentary

The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.

Directed by Bill Duncalf

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Cast

12 credited

Dirk Bogarde
Dirk BogardeSelf - Narrator
Charles Laughton
Charles LaughtonTiberius Claudius (archive footage)
Robert Graves
Robert GravesSelf - Interviewee
Josef von Sternberg
Josef von SternbergSelf - Interviewee
Merle Oberon
Merle OberonSelf - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
Flora Robson
Flora RobsonSelf - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn WilliamsSelf - Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)
Eileen Corbett
Eileen CorbettSelf - Interviewee
John Armstrong
John ArmstrongSelf - Interviewee
John Abbott
John AbbottMs. Robson's Host (uncredited)
Robert Newton
Robert NewtonCassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)
Basil Gill
Basil GillXenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

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