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The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

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The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

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  • Title:The Epic That Never Was
  • User score:
    6.7
  • Release date:1969-09-19
  • Genres:Documentary
  • Country:United Kingdom
  • Language:English
  • Budget:$0
  • Revenue:$0
  • Runtime:74 min
The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.

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Production Companies

BBC

Top Cast

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

Robert Graves

Robert Graves

Interviewee [original author]

Josef von Sternberg

Josef von Sternberg

Interviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams

Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Narrator

John Abbott

John Abbott

Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

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

Basil Gill

Basil Gill

Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited)

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