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Movie196974 minReleased

The Epic That Never Was

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

Documentary
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Language
EN
Original release language
Production
BBC
Lead production company
Scope
74 min
Total runtime
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Cast
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Featured Cast

#1

Dirk Bogarde

Self - Narrator

#2

Charles Laughton

Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

#3

Robert Graves

Self - Interviewee

#4

Josef von Sternberg

Self - Interviewee

#5

Merle Oberon

Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

#6

Flora Robson

Self - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

#7

Emlyn Williams

Self - Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

#8

Eileen Corbett

Self - Interviewee

#9

John Armstrong

Self - Interviewee

#10

John Abbott

Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

#11

Robert Newton

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

#12

Basil Gill

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

Crew
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BD

Bill Duncalf

Producer

Production

BD

Bill Duncalf

Director

Directing

SJ

Sarah Jennings

Research Assistant

Production

RK

Robert Kauffman

Camera Operator

Camera

BK

Brian Keene

Editor

Editing

BD

Bill Duncalf

Writer

Writing

Robert Graves

Robert Graves

Novel

Writing

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The Epic That Never Was (I' Claudius)

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1440 × 810

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1440 × 810

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1440 × 810

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500 × 750

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1280 × 1920

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TMDB Score

6.9

from 8 ratings

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