The Epic That Never Was

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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.

Sep 19, 196974 minReleasedEN

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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)

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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