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Claudius
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- 1937 · Drama
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.
- $500,000
- Arthur Bliss
- Unreleased
- Alexander Korda
- Graves Wrote I, Claudius Purely Out of Financial Need. Though they're his best-known works by far, Graves didn’t take much pride in I, Claudius or its sequel Claudius the God (1935).
- Several Ancient Sources Were Consulted. As a Classical scholar, Graves knew his way around Roman texts. I, Claudius leans most heavily on two key volumes: Annals by Tacitus (written in 109 CE) and Suetonius’ The Lives of the Twelve Caesars (121 CE).
- Livia Might Not Have Been the Villain She’s Made Out to Be. Augustus’ wife comes across as a Machiavellian puppet-master, orchestrating the deaths of just about everyone who gets in her way.
- And the Real Caligula was Probably a Bit Saner Than his Literary Counterpart. Most of the truly decadent stories about Caligula’s behavior first show up in The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, which was written 80 years after he was slain by his own guards.
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