

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.
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Cast

Charles Laughton
Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

Robert Graves
Interviewee [original author]

Josef von Sternberg
Interviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)

Merle Oberon
Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

Flora Robson
Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

Emlyn Williams
Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)
Eileen Corbett
Interviewee [script girl]
John Armstrong
Interviewee [costume designer]

Dirk Bogarde
Narrator

John Abbott
Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)
Reviews(1)

CinemaSerf
@Geronimo1967September 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 logis…
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