page_title: I, Claudius (film)
hierarchical_section_title: I, Claudius (film)
caption_attribution_description: English: Publicity photograph of Charles Laughton in the unfinished 1937 film production, I, Claudius
context_page_description: I, Claudius is an unfinished 1937 film adaptation of the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves. Produced by Alexander Korda, the film was directed by Josef von Sternberg, with Charles Laughton in the title role. The production was dogged by adverse circumstances, culminating in a car accident involving co-star Merle Oberon that caused filming to be ended before completion. Footage from the production was incorporated into a 1965 documentary on the making of the film The Epic That Never Was.
context_section_description: I, Claudius is an unfinished 1937 film adaptation of the novels I, Claudius (1934) and Claudius the God (1935) by Robert Graves. Produced by Alexander Korda, the film was directed by Josef von Sternberg, with Charles Laughton in the title role. The production was dogged by adverse circumstances, culminating in a car accident involving co-star Merle Oberon that caused filming to be ended before completion. Footage from the production was incorporated into a 1965 documentary on the making of the film The Epic That Never Was.
caption: Charles Laughton in I, Claudius (1937)
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