I, Claudius
A BBC production in association with London Film Productions, Ltd.
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Creation:
- 1976 to 1978
- Publication:
- Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment ; Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, 2000
More Details
- 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.
- Table of 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.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- In English.
- Included Works:
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: I, Claudius [by Graves, R.]
- Subjects:
- System Details:
- DVD; Dolby digital mono.
- Performers:
- 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).
- Production Credits:
- Produced by Martin Lisemore ; directed by Herbert Wise ; written by Jack Pulman ; original music by Clerkes of Oxford, Wilfred Josephs, David Wulstan.
- General Notes:
- Based on the novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves.
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.
Videodisc release of 1976 BBC Television series originally shown in 13 parts from November 6, 1977 through January 29, 1978. - Physical Description:
- 5 videodiscs (approximately 669 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- I, 1976 DVD
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Publisher Number, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment: ID9187CUDVD
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1052999904
45317961 [Invalid]
