In 1937, I, Claudius was nearly turned into a movie directed by von Sternberg and starring Charles Laughton. The project was halted, ostensibly because Merle Oberon (Messalina) had an auto accident, although others have said that the Oberon excuse was expedient. Supposedly, the film was shaping up as a disaster and producer Alexander Korda was just looking for any excuse to get out of the project and cut his losses. The rushes from the film were cobbled together for a BBC documentary, 'The Epic That Never Was.'
Monday, May 04, 2009
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