The Epic That Never Was
Overview
The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.
- Production
- BBC
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Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Self - Narrator
Charles Laughton
Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)
Robert Graves
Self - Interviewee
Josef von Sternberg
Self - Interviewee
Merle Oberon
Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
Flora Robson
Self - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
Emlyn Williams
Self - Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)
John Abbott
Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)
Robert Newton
Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)
Basil Gill
Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Bill Duncalf
- Writers
- Bill Duncalf
- Producers
- Bill Duncalf
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CinemaSerf
September 5, 2024
If you are at all interested in the Robert Graves "I, Claudius" stories then this is a must watch. Dirk Bogarde is superb narrating this hybrid of original, remarkably well preserved, rushes and specially shot interviews with the likes of Merle Oberon and Dame Flora Robson as they describe the logistical and personal nightmares that dogged the attempts by, initially, Sir Alexander Korda and subsequently Josef von Sternberg to turn this classic story into a film. Insightful contributions alert us…