| Description |
5 videodiscs (ca. 669 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Notes |
"ID9187CUDVD" |
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Based on the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves. |
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Disc 5 includes "The Epic that never was," which is a 1965 documentary that reveals the behind the scenes of Alexander Korda's 1937 screen flop of I, Claudius. |
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Videodisc release of 1976 BBC Television series originally shown in 13 parts from November 6, 1977 through January 29, 1978. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. (episodes 1-3) A touch of murder ; Family affairs ; Waiting in the wings -- disc 2. (episodes 4-6) What shall we do about Claudius? ; Poison is queen ; Some justice -- disc 3. (episodes 7-9) Queen of heaven ; Reign of terror ; Zeus, by Jove! -- disc 4. (episodes 10-12) Hail who? ; Fool's luck ; A god in Colchester. -- disc 5. (episode 13 & bonus documentary) Old king log ; The epic that never was. |
| Credits |
Produced by Martin Lisemore ; directed by Herbert Wise ; written by Jack Pulman. |
| Cast |
Derek Jacobi (Claudius), Sian Phillips (Livia), Brian Blessed (Augustus), Margaret Tyzack (Antonia), John Hurt (Caligula), George Baker (Tiberius), Patrick Stewart (Sejanus), Stratford Johns (Piso), Sheila White (Messalina). |
| Summary |
A dramatization of Robert Graves' version of the times of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Claudius told through the dying Claudius as he sets down the history of his family. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Sujet |
Claudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D. -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Rome -- History -- The five Julii, 30 B.C.-68 A.D. -- Drama.
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| Autre Auteur |
Graves, Robert, 1895-1985.
I, Claudius.
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Pullman, Jack.
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Wise, Herbert.
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Jacobi, Derek.
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Phillips, Sî, 1934-
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Hurt, John, 1940-
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Tyzack, Margaret, 1933-
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Baker, George, actor.
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Blessed, Brian.
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Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
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Johns, Stratford.
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White, Sheila, 1950-
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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London Film Productions.
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Music # |
ID9187CUDVD 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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