| Edition |
Remastered ed. |
| Description |
4 videodiscs (669 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital mono., NTSC. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Derek Jacobi, Siān Phillips, Brian Blessed, Margaret Tyzack, John Hurt, George Baker, Patrick Stewart, Stratford Johns, Sheila White. |
| Note |
Based on the novels by Robert Graves. |
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Originally broadcast as a BBC television mini-series in 1976. |
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Contains all 12 episodes of the mini-series. |
| Summary |
Tracing the lives of several early Roman emperors, showing the ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and muderous intrigue. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose sutter and limp have marked him a fool, yet whom prophecies have foretold will one day rule Rome. |
| Contents |
Disc one. Episode 1: A touch of murder ; Episode 2: Waiting in the wing ; Episode 3: What shall we do about Claudius? -- Disc two. Episode 4: Poison is queen ; Episode 5: Some justice ; Episode 6: Queen of heaven ; Episode 7: Reign of terror -- Disc three. Episode 8: Zeus, by jove! ; Episode 9: Hail who? ; Episode 10: Fool's luck -- Disc four. Episode 11: A god in Colchester ; Episode 12: Old King log. |
| Note |
Special features: "The epic that never was:" a documentary feature and remarkable behind-the-scenes look at Alexander Korda's ill-fated 1937 screen adaptation starring Merle Oberon and Charles Laughton and narrated by Dirk Bogarde (1976 ; 71 min.). |
| Source |
NAV 5/11 PPL |
| Subject |
Claudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D. -- Drama.
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Caligula, Emperor of Rome, 12-41 -- Drama.
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Emperors -- Rome -- Biography -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Rome -- Drama.
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Murder -- Rome -- Drama.
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Intrigue -- Rome -- Drama.
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DVD-Video discs -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical television programs.
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Television mini-series.
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| Added Author |
Lisemore, Martin, 1939-1977.
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Pulman, Jack, 1925-1979.
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Wise, Herbert, 1924-2015.
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Jacobi, Derek.
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Phillips, Siān, 1933-
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Blessed, Brian.
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Tyzack, Margaret, 1931-2011.
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Hurt, John, 1940-2017.
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Baker, George, 1931-2011.
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Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
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Johns, Stratford, 1925-2002.
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White, Sheila, 1950-
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Graves, Robert, 1895-1985.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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London Film Productions.
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
014381510126 |
| Music No. |
ID5101CU Image Entertainment |
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