The Epic That Never Was
1969, English. Directed by Bill Duncalf.
The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Bill DuncalfDirector
- Dirk BogardeSelf - Narrator
- Charles LaughtonTiberius Claudius (archive footage)
- Robert GravesSelf - Interviewee
- Josef von SternbergSelf - Interviewee
- Merle OberonSelf - Interviewee / Messalina (archive footage)
- Flora RobsonSelf - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
- Emlyn WilliamsSelf - Interviewee / Caligula (archive footage)
- Eileen CorbettSelf - Interviewee
- John ArmstrongSelf - Interviewee
- John AbbottMs. Robson's Host (uncredited)
- Robert NewtonCassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Basil GillXenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 19 September 1969
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Bill Duncalf
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The Epic That Never Was runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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The Epic That Never Was isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 September 1969. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Epic That Never Was?
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Who directed The Epic That Never Was?
The Epic That Never Was (1969) was directed by Bill Duncalf and stars Dirk Bogarde, Charles Laughton, Robert Graves.