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19/09/1969 Documentary 1h 14m
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Overview

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

  1. Bill Duncalf

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Dirk Bogarde

    Self - Narrator

  2. Charles Laughton

    Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

  3. Robert Graves

    Self - Interviewee

  4. Josef von Sternberg

    Self - Interviewee

  5. Merle Oberon

    Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

  6. Flora Robson

    Self - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

  7. Emlyn Williams

    Self - Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

  8. Eileen Corbett

    Self - Interviewee

  9. John Armstrong

    Self - Interviewee

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-09-05
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 logistical and personal nightmares that dogged the attempts by, initially, Sir Alexander Korda and subsequently Josef von Sternberg to turn this classic story into a film. Insightful contributions alert us to the difficulties faced by Charles Laughton ("Claudius") and Emyln Williams ("Caligula") in creat...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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