I Claudius (1975)
Director:
Herbert Wise
Starring: Derek Jacobi Sian Phillips
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Contains the original, uncut 13-part epic in a specially packaged collector's set. Follow the lives and stories of the last of the Roman emperors, as they ruthlessly weild their power through murder and debauchery. The tales are witnessed and related by Claudius, whose physical handicaps protected him from assassination by Caligula, only to become a corrupt emperor himself.
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I, Claudius - DVD Review
By: Greg Barbrick
Blogcritics.org Reviews
Published on: 4/2/2012 12:06 PM
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| What an experience it must have been to have seen I, Claudius when it first aired on the BBC some 35 years ago. It is one of the most exquisitely staged and acted programs I have ever seen. And in those pre-cable days, it was also magnificently risqué. The 12-part series has just been reissued as a beautiful five-DVD set by Acorn Media, in honor of the 35th anniversary of its original airing. I must say, they have done a tremendous job. The epic series covers the years 10 BC to 54 AD, inside the court of the Roman Empire. It is presented as the autobiography of Claudius. The source materials are the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves. These were adapted by Jack Pulman, with the resulting script directed by Herbert Wise. Many of the cast members gave career-defining performances. These include Derek Jacobi as Claudius, John Hurt as Caligula, and Patrick Stewart as Lucius Aelius Sejanus, among many others....read the full review | |
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I, Claudius - DVD Review
By: Wayne Klein
Blogcritics.org Reviews
Published on: 4/12/2012 11:52 AM
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| In I, Claudius the ghosts of the past, memories, and the living haunt the crippled main character as he surveys the ruins of Augustus' Roman Empire all around him. Claudius finds that sometimes those ghosts are of the living as well who just aren't yet aware that they are dead. Based on novels by Robert Graves, the acclaimed 1976 mini-series made Derek Jacobi a star with his portrayal of Claudius. An amateur historian before he ultimately becomes the unwilling emperor of the Roman Empire, Claudius chronicles the gradual decline of the Empire as reflected in the reign of Augustus (Brian Blessed) and his manipulation of by Claudius' grandmother Livia (Siân Phillips) to make Tiberius (George Baker) ruling heir....read the full review | |
Cast & Crew
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John Hurt |
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Derek Jacobi |
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Patrick Stewart |
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Sian Phillips |
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Margaret Tyzack |
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Brian Blessed |
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Sheila White |
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Stratford Johns |
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George Baker |
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Robert Graves - Source Writer |
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Herbert Wise - Director |
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