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The Epic That Never Was (1969)

6.7/10 1h 14m Sep 19, 1969
Documentary

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

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Movie Details

Original Title The Epic That Never Was
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)
Popularity: 1.5
Robert Graves
Robert Graves
Interviewee [original author]
Popularity: 1.8
Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg
Interviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.4
Merle Oberon
Merle Oberon
Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
Popularity: 2.8
Flora Robson
Flora Robson
Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
Popularity: 1.9
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.6
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Eileen Corbett
Interviewee [script girl]
Popularity: 0.0
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John Armstrong
Interviewee [costume designer]
Popularity: 0.2
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Narrator
Popularity: 0.5
John Abbott
John Abbott
Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.8
Robert Newton
Robert Newton
Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage; uncredited)
Popularity: 2.7
Basil Gill
Basil Gill
Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited)
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Producer Bill Duncalf
Director Bill Duncalf
Editor Brian Keene

Production

BBC
GB

Videos & Trailers

The Epic That Never Was (I' Claudius)
The Epic That Never Was (I' Claudius)
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Keywords

movie business archive footage documentary cancelled film

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 8/10
Sep 5, 2024

If you are at all interested in the Robert Graves "I, Claudius" stories then this is a must watch. Dirk Bogarde is superb narrating this hybrid of original, remarkably well preserved, rushes and specially shot interviews with the likes of Merle Oberon and Dame Flora Robson as they describe the logis ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 19, 1969
Runtime 1h 14m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
Links
IMDb Official Site

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