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What really happened to the 1937 almost film I, Claudius? What caused production to come to a halt? For more than 20 years after the highly anticipated screen adaptation of the Robert Graves book, the rumors spread through Hollywood like a wildfire. Was it Merle Oberon’s car accident? Did Charles Laughton have some kind of a breakdown? Creative differences? Dick Bogarde hosts this fascinating documentary attempting to put to rest the questions surrounding the collapse featuring interviews with all the major players and intimate knowledge of the filming of "the epic that never was." 1965/b&w/74 min/NR/fullscreen.