The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was

74 mins | Documentary | Sept. 19, 1969

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

The Epic That Never Was

74 mins | Documentary | Sept. 19, 1969

The Epic That Never Was
The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers BBC
Original title The Epic That Never Was
Directors Bill Duncalf
Writers

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

as Himself - Host / Narrator

Robert Graves

as Himself - author of 'I, Claudius'

Josef von Sternberg

as Himself - Director

Merle Oberon

as Herself

Flora Robson

as Herself (Livia) (as Dame Flora Robson)

Emlyn Williams

as Himself

John Abbott

as Himself - Ms. Robson's Host

Charles Laughton

as Claudius

Robert Newton

as Captain of Caligula's guard