Based on the novels "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the god" by Robert Graves. Features: extended original versions of episodes 1 and 2 ; "I, Claudius": A television epic, a behind-the-scenes look at the series ; The epic that never was, a documentary recounting the failed 1937 film adaptation ; Derek Jacobi interview ; favorite scenes of the cast and director ; 8-page booklet with an article about the series' historical accuracy and a Julio-Claudian family tree. Derek Jacobi, SiAan Phillips, John Hurt, Patrick Stewart, Brian Blessed, George Baker. Originally broadcast on British television in 1976.
Summary:
Emperor Claudius narrates his unlikely assent to power amidst the political intrigue of the Roman Empire.
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