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The Epic That Never Was

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The Epic That Never Was

1969· 1h 14m

Documentary

Directed by Bill Duncalf

6.9/ 10

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Overview

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

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Self - Narrator

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

Robert Graves

Robert Graves

Self - Interviewee

Josef von Sternberg

Josef von Sternberg

Self - Interviewee

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

Flora Robson

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