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      The Epic That Never Was

      Released Sep 20, 1969 1h 15m Documentary List
      Reviews 83% Audience Score 50+ Ratings In 1937, director Josef von Sternberg began filming an epic version of the best-seller "I, Claudius." Featuring Charles Laughton in the title role and Merle Oberon as his love interest, Messalina, the film seemed destined for greatness, but friction on the set, artistic disagreements and a serious accident befalling Oberon doomed the project. This 1965 documentary features all the extant footage from von Sternberg's film and new interviews with the surviving principals. Read More Read Less

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 10, 2005 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Good documentary on failed Sternberg film I, Claudius. Rated: 4/5 Aug 24, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member the story of a lost performance, the short scenes of laughton are mesmerising, fortunately the bbc series lives up to the potential giving far more depth to the side characters, as much as I love Derek Jakobi, if only laughton had been pasted in... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In 1937, director Josef von Sternberg began filming an epic version of the best-seller "I, Claudius." Featuring Charles Laughton in the title role and Merle Oberon as his love interest, Messalina, the film seemed destined for greatness, but friction on the set, artistic disagreements and a serious accident befalling Oberon doomed the project. This 1965 documentary features all the extant footage from von Sternberg's film and new interviews with the surviving principals.
      Screenwriter
      Bill Duncalf, Robert Graves
      Distributor
      British Broadcasting Corporation
      Production Co
      BBC
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 20, 1969, Wide
      Runtime
      1h 15m