The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

3.4 |

1h 14min

Released

Documentary

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

The Epic That Never Was

Story

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

Directors

Bill Duncalf, Bill Duncalf, Alan Featherstone,

Writers

Tags

Casts

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Character-in: Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

Robert Graves

Robert Graves

Character-in: Interviewee [original author]

Josef von Sternberg

Josef von Sternberg

Character-in: Interviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Character-in: Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Character-in: Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams

Character-in: Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Character-in: Narrator

John Abbott

John Abbott

Character-in: Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Character-in: Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage; uncredited)

Basil Gill

Basil Gill

Character-in: Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited)

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