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Poster of The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

1969-1h 14min

6.7 / 10 7

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

Directed by Josef von Sternberg Bill Duncalf

Writers Robert Graves

Stars Charles Laughton Merle Oberon Flora Robson

Videos

Cast

Charles Laughton's picture in the cast

Charles Laughton

Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

Merle Oberon's picture in the cast

Merle Oberon

Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

Flora Robson's picture in the cast

Flora Robson

Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

Emlyn Williams's picture in the cast

Emlyn Williams

Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

Eileen Corbett's picture in the cast

Eileen Corbett

Interviewee [script girl]

Dirk Bogarde's picture in the cast

Dirk Bogarde

Narrator

John Abbott's picture in the cast

John Abbott

Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

Robert Newton's picture in the cast

Robert Newton

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

Basil Gill's picture in the cast

Basil Gill

Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited)

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