Official poster of The Epic That Never Was
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Movie • 1969

The Epic That Never Was

Documentary
74 min

Synopsis

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

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Release date 1969-09-19
Original language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0

Main Cast

Portrait of Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)
Portrait of Robert Graves
Robert Graves Interviewee [original author]
Portrait of Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg Interviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)
Portrait of Merle Oberon
Merle Oberon Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
Portrait of Flora Robson
Flora Robson Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
Portrait of Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)
Portrait of Eileen Corbett
Eileen Corbett Interviewee [script girl]
Portrait of John Armstrong
John Armstrong Interviewee [costume designer]
Portrait of Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde Narrator
Portrait of John Abbott
John Abbott Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)
Portrait of Robert Newton
Robert Newton Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage; uncredited)
Portrait of Basil Gill
Basil Gill Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited)