The Epic That Never Was
The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

September 19, 196974 min★ 6.7EN
Documentary

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
Charles LaughtonTiberius Claudius (archive footage)
Robert Graves
Robert GravesInterviewee [original author]
Josef von Sternberg
Josef von SternbergInterviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)
Merle Oberon
Merle OberonInterviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
Flora Robson
Flora RobsonInterviewee / Livia (archive footage)
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn WilliamsInterviewee / Caligula (archive footage)
Eileen Corbett
Eileen CorbettInterviewee [script girl]
John Armstrong
John ArmstrongInterviewee [costume designer]
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk BogardeNarrator
John Abbott
John AbbottHimself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)