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The Epic That Never Was

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

1969 |1h 14m |  Documentary

Videos

Cast

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Charles Laughton

Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

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Merle Oberon

Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

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Flora Robson

Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

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Emlyn Williams

Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

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Dirk Bogarde

Narrator

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John Abbott

Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

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Robert Newton

Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage; uncredited)

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Basil Gill

Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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