The life and times of the Roman Emperor Claudius (10 B.C. to 54 A.D.).
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| Charles Laughton | ... |
Claudius
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| Merle Oberon | ... |
Messalina
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| Emlyn Williams | ... |
Caligula
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| Flora Robson | ... |
Livia
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Allan Aynesworth | ... |
Asiatacus, Senator
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| John Clements | ... |
Valente
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Leonora Corbett | ... |
Caesonia
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Roy Emerton | ... |
Octavius
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Gina Evans | ... |
Vestal Virgin
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Frank Forbes-Robertson | ... |
Lupus, captain of the guard
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| Basil Gill | ... |
Xenophon, Claudius' doctor
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Morland Graham | ... |
Halotus, master of Livia's household
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| Everley Gregg | ... |
Domita, Messalina's mother
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| Lyn Harding | ... |
Vespasian
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| Allan Jeayes | ... |
Musa, the emperor's physician
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| Robert Newton | ... |
Cassius, Capt. of Caligula's Guard
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Bruce Winston | ... |
Asiatacus, a Senator
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Directed by
| Josef von Sternberg | ... | (unfinished) |
Written by
| Lester Cohen | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Robert Graves | ... | (book) |
Produced by
| Alexander Korda | ... | producer |
Music by
| Arthur Bliss | ||
Cinematography by
| Georges Périnal | ||
Costume Design by
| John Armstrong | ||
Makeup Department
| George Blackler | ... | makeup artist |
Art Department
| Ferdinand Bellan | ... | mosaic settings |
Sound Department
| John W. Mitchell | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Krasker | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Eileen Bowen-Jones | ... | script supervisor (as Eileen Corbett) |
Additional Crew
| Agnes de Mille | ... | choreographer |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Charles Laughton had a great deal of difficulty getting into the role, and Director Josef von Sternberg was not very sympathetic or helpful. When co-star Merle Oberon was injured in a car crash during filming, producer Alexander Korda used it as an excuse to abandon his already troubled production, which was nowhere near completion. All the filmed footage survives. See more » |
| Goofs | According to "The Epic that Never Was", Director Josef von Sternberg asked the Costume Designer John Armstrong to prepare a briefing on the Vestal Virgins for him. Armstrong reported the factual details on the Virgins, that there were about six of them and that they dressed modestly. Von Sternberg told him that would not do for his picture, and instructed him to prepare sixty extras to be Vestal Virgins, in what appear to be bikinis, and Armstrong also provided each a semi-transparent circular veil to cover themselves. The resulting scene is quite striking and beautiful and fits in well with the film's intended "epic" proportions. But it is historically inaccurate, by order of the director. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Epic That Never Was (1965). See more » |
| Quotes |
Claudius:
I only limp with my tongue, and stutter with my leg. Nature never quite finished me. See more » |