The Epic That Never Was (1969)

Directed by Bill Duncalf1h 14mDocumentary

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

Year
1969
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
19 September 1969
TMDB
6.9 (8)
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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)
E
Eileen Corbett
Self - Interviewee
J
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)

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