Aired Thursday 5 December, 10:55pm - 12:00amon BBC Four HD

The Epic That Never Was (1965)

Documentary

In 1937, shooting began at Denham Studios on Sir Alexander Korda's ill-fated film I, Claudius, from the books by Robert Graves. The story of why it remained unfinished is told by Dirk Bogarde, with interviews with several of those involved and scenes from the original London Films production.

Country
USA
Cast and crew
  • Charles LaughtonTiberius Claudius (archive footage)
  • Robert Graves
  • Josef von SternbergHimself (director) (archive footage)
  • Merle Oberon
  • Flora Robson
  • Emlyn WilliamsHimself (Caligula) (archive footage)
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