The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

NR1969•74 min

4KHDRCC

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

Audience Score:

6.7

Directed by:Bill Duncalf

Theatrical release poster for the film The Epic That Never Was

The Cast

Charles Laughton photo

Charles Laughton

Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

Robert Graves photo

Robert Graves

Interviewee [original author]

Josef von Sternberg photo

Josef von Sternberg

Interviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)

Merle Oberon photo

Merle Oberon

Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

Flora Robson photo

Flora Robson

Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

Emlyn Williams photo

Emlyn Williams

Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

Dirk Bogarde photo

Dirk Bogarde

Narrator

John Abbott photo

John Abbott

Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

Eileen Corbett

Interviewee [script girl]

John Armstrong

Interviewee [costume designer]

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