I, Claudius
(DVD)
Contributors
Pulman, Jack, screenwriter.
Lisemore, Martin, producer.
Wise, Herbert, director.
Jacobi, Derek, actor.
Phillips, Siân, 1933- actor.
Lisemore, Martin, producer.
Wise, Herbert, director.
Jacobi, Derek, actor.
Phillips, Siân, 1933- actor.
Published
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2008].
Format
DVD
Edition
Remastered ed.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (669 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD I Pt. 1
1 available
DVD I Pt. 1
1 available
Main Library - Media
DVD I Pt. 2
1 available
DVD I Pt. 2
1 available
Main Library - Media
DVD I Pt. 3
1 available
DVD I Pt. 3
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Media | DVD I Pt. 1 | On Shelf |
| Main Library - Media | DVD I Pt. 2 | On Shelf |
| Main Library - Media | DVD I Pt. 3 | On Shelf |
| Main Library - Media | DVD I Pt. 4 | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2008].
Edition
Remastered ed.
Language
English
UPC
014381510126
Notes
General Note
Based on the novels by Robert Graves.
General Note
DVD release of the 12 episode mini-series originally broadcast on BBC television in 1976.
General Note
Special feature (disc 4): "The epic that never was" : a documentary and remarkable behind-the-scenes look at Alexander Korda's ill-fated 1937 screen adaptation "I, Claudius", starring Merle Oberon and Charles Laughton and narrated by Dirk Bogarde.
Creation/Production Credits
Original music, Harry Rabinowitz.
Participants/Performers
Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, Margaret Tyzack, John Hurt, George Baker, Patrick Stewart, Stratford Johns, Sheila White, 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.
Description
Traces the lives of several early Roman emperors, showing ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose stutter and limp have marked him a fool, yet whom prophecies have foretold will one day rule Rome.
System Details
DVD format, NTSC, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Caligula, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 12-41 -- Drama.
Claudius, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 10 B.C.-54 A.D. -- Drama.
Documentary television programs.
Drama.
Emperors -- Rome -- Biography -- Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
I, Claudius (Motion picture)
Intrigue -- Rome -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Rome -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- History.
Murder -- Rome -- Drama.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings.
Caligula, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 12-41 -- Drama.
Claudius, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 10 B.C.-54 A.D. -- Drama.
Documentary television programs.
Drama.
Emperors -- Rome -- Biography -- Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
I, Claudius (Motion picture)
Intrigue -- Rome -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Rome -- Drama.
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- History.
Murder -- Rome -- Drama.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings.