
I, CLAUDIUS (1976) Directed by Herbert Wise

CAST: Derek Jacobi .... Claudius Siân Phillips .... Livia Brian Blessed .... Augustus George Baker .... Tiberius John Hurt .... Caligula Margaret Tyzack .... Antonia Ian Ogilvy .... Drusus Frances White .... Julia John Paul .... Marcus Agrippa Christopher Guard .... Marcellus Kevin McNally .... Castor Patricia Quinn .... Livilla David Robb .... Germanicus Fiona Walker .... Agrippina John Castle .... Postumus James Faulkner .... Herod Agrippa Patrick Stewart .... Sejanus Stratford Johns .... Piso Irene Hamilton .... Plancina John Rhys-Davies .... Macro Beth Morris .... Drusilla Sam Dastor .... Cassius Chaerea Sheila White .... Messalina Bernard Hepton .... Pallas John Cater .... Narcissus Barbara Young .... Agrippinilla Christopher Biggins .... Nero Charles Kay .... Gallus |  |

SYNOPSIS: The elderly Roman emperor Claudius writes his memoirs, telling of the history of the Roman Empire through his own period of rule. It begins as Augustus is emperor, and his scheming wife Livia will stop at nothing to make her son from a previous marriage (Tiberius) the next emperor. This conflict sets the stage for a long period of intrigue and double-crosses among the Roman elite, all of it witnessed by Claudius, whose limp and stammer cause everyone to think him simple-minded and harmless. But Claudius, in fact, posesses a very keen intellect and is determined to see justice be done and Rome returned to a Republican form of government.

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TRIVIA: • I, Claudius reunited Charles Kay with frequent 1970's thesbian co-stars Sir Derek Jacobi and Patrick Stewart.
• The series spans 77 years, from 23 BC to 54 AD.

LINKS: http:// Official Site (BBC) http:// History In Film Site http:// I, Claudius - Fact or Fiction? Resource http:// Yahoo! Fan Group
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