The Epic That Never Was (1969) movie poster

The Epic That Never Was (1969)

74 minDocumentary

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

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Bill Duncalf

Cast

Dirk Bogarde as Self - Narrator

Dirk Bogarde

Self - Narrator

Charles Laughton as Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

Charles Laughton

Tiberius Claudius (archive footage)

Robert Graves as Self - Interviewee

Robert Graves

Self - Interviewee

Josef von Sternberg as Self - Interviewee

Josef von Sternberg

Self - Interviewee

Merle Oberon as Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

Merle Oberon

Self - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)

Flora Robson as Self - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

Flora Robson

Self - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

Emlyn Williams as Self - Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

Emlyn Williams

Self - Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)

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Eileen Corbett

Self - Interviewee

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John Armstrong

Self - Interviewee

John Abbott as Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

John Abbott

Ms. Robson's Host (uncredited)

Robert Newton as Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Newton

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

Basil Gill as Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Basil Gill

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

Keywords

Plot:movie businessarchive footagedocumentarycancelled film