The Epic That Never Was poster

The Epic That Never Was

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

Genres: Documentary

Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0025pqq

Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 74 minutes

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Charles Laughton

Played Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

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Robert Graves

Played Interviewee [original author]

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Josef von Sternberg

Played Interviewee [director] / Himself (archive footage)

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Merle Oberon

Played Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

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Flora Robson

Played Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

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Emlyn Williams

Played Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

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Eileen Corbett

Played Interviewee [script girl]

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John Armstrong

Played Interviewee [costume designer]

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Dirk Bogarde

Played Narrator

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John Abbott

Played Himself – Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

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Robert Newton

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

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Basil Gill

Played Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited)

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