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The Epic That Never Was(1969)

6.9(8)1h 14m1969-09-19

Documentary

Overview

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

Director:: Bill Duncalf
Writers:: Bill Duncalf, Robert Graves
Producers:: Bill Duncalf
Production:: BBC
Status:: Released

Trailer

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Self - Narrator

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

Robert Graves

Robert Graves

Self - Interviewee

Josef von Sternberg

Josef von Sternberg

Self - Interviewee

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Self - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams

Self - Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

Eileen Corbett

Eileen Corbett

Self - Interviewee

John Armstrong

John Armstrong

Self - Interviewee

John Abbott

John Abbott

Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)

Basil Gill

Basil Gill

Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)