The Epic That Never Was (1969)
The Epic That Never Was (1969)
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 Laughton As: Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)
Robert Graves Robert Graves As: Interviewee [original author]
Josef von Sternberg Josef von Sternberg As: Interviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)
Merle Oberon Merle Oberon As: Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
Flora Robson Flora Robson As: Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
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The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.


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Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 19 September 1969

Country: GB

Runtime: 74m

Company Credits

Company: BBC

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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)

Eileen Corbett

Eileen Corbett

Interviewee [script girl]

John Armstrong

John Armstrong

Interviewee [costume designer]

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)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

Bill Duncalf

Bill Duncalf

Producer

Sarah Jennings

Sarah Jennings

Research Assistant

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Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

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Visual Effects

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Camera

Charles Parnall

Charles Parnall

Camera Operator

David Findlay

David Findlay

Camera Operator

David Samuelson

David Samuelson

Camera Operator

Alan Featherstone

Alan Featherstone

Camera Operator

Robert Kauffman

Robert Kauffman

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

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