The Epic That Never Was
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The Epic That Never Was

1969

★★★★★3.5
Documentary

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

Cast

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 CorbettSelf - Interviewee
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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