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The Epic That Never Was

Bill Duncalf

1969 • 1h 14m

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

The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was (I' Claudius)

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)

Crew

Robert Graves

Robert GravesNovel

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