I, Claudius / A BBC production in association with London Film Productions, Ltd. ; produced by Martin Lisemore ; directed by Herbert Wise ; written by Jack Pulman.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	I, Claudius (Television program) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service London Film Productions Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Lisemore, Martin (Producer) Pulman, Jack (Screenwriter) Wise, Herbert (Director) Jacobi, Derek (Actor) Phillips, Siân, 1933- (Actor) Blessed, Brian (Actor) Tyzack, Margaret, 1931-2011 (Actor) Hurt, John, 1940-2017 (Actor) Baker, George, 1931-2011 (Actor) Stewart, Patrick, 1940- (Actor) Johns, Stratford (Actor) White, Sheila, 1948-2018 (Actor) Duncalf, Bill (Screenwriter, Director) Graves, Robert, 1895-1985
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Soundtrack in English.
Published:	Beverly Hills, CA : Chatsworth, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Image Entertainment, 2000.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Claudius, > Emperor of Rome, > 10 B.C.-54 A.D. > Drama. Claudius, > Emperor of Rome, > 10 B.C.-54 A.D. Rome > History > Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D. > Drama. Rome (Empire) Emperors > Rome > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Rome > Drama. Murder > Rome > Drama. Intrigue > Rome > Drama. Emperors. Intrigue. Man-woman relationships. Murder. 30 B.C.-68 A.D. Drama. History. Biographical fiction. Historical television programs. Biographical television programs. Fiction television programs. Television series.
Genre:	Drama. History. Biographical fiction. Historical television programs. Biographical television programs. Fiction television programs. Television series.
Physical Description:	5 videodiscs (approximately 669 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
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.
Note:	Based on the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves. Disc 5 includes a 1965 documentary that reveals the behind the scenes of Alexander Korda's 1937 unfinished film of I, Claudius, The Epic that never was / British Broadcasting Corporation ; writer-producer, Bill Duncalf. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AJ9 D0012732 VideoDVD
Credits:	Produced by Martin Lisemore ; directed by Herbert Wise ; written by Jack Pulman.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC.
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), Ian Ogilvy, Frances White, Kevin McNally, Patricia Quinn, David Robb, Fiona Walker, John Castle, James Faulkner, John Rhys-Davies, Beth Morris, Bernard Hepton, John Cater, Christopher Biggins.
Event Details:	Originally broadcast by BBC2 Sept. 20-Dec. 6, 1976.