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The Epic That Never Was( 1969)

TV-MADocumentary
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Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Charles Laughton

      Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

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      Robert Graves

      Interviewee [original author]

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      Josef von Sternberg

      Interviewee [director] / Himself (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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      Eileen Corbett

      Interviewee [script girl]

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      John Armstrong

      Interviewee [costume designer]

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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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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Sep 05 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 to the difficulties faced by Charles Laughton ("Claudius") and Emyln Williams ("Caligula") in creati...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • movie business
    • archive footage
    • documentary
    • cancelled film