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.
PHOTOS & MEDIA:
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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