I, Claudius (TV Miniseries)
1976 · Series · 650 min. · United Kingdom
This 13-episode miniseries was adapted from the book by Robert Graves, which chronicles the tumultuous life and times of Claudius (Derek Jacobi), who despite a deformed leg and a speech impediment through prophecy becomes the Roman Emperor. An aging Claudius looks back at the bizarre and treacherous times through which he's lived and sets them down in a secret history that is not to be read until after his death.
Direction Herbert Wise
Cast Derek Jacobi · Sian Phillips · John Hurt · George Baker · Brian Blessed · Margaret Tyzack · Sheila White · Patricia Quinn · Patrick Stewart · James Faulkner · Fiona Walker · Bernard Hepton · David Robb · John Cater · Jo Rowbottom · Beth Morris · Stratford Johns · John Rhys-Davies · Barbara Young · Kevin McNally · John Paul · Norman Eshley · John Castle
Soundtrack Harry Rabinowitz
Screenplay Jack Pulman · Robert Graves
Cinematography John Green
Original title I, Claudius
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