DVD
I, Claudius: the complete series
Call Number
- DVD TV SERIES (CEN)
Edition
35th anniversary ed.
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, John Hurt, Patrick Stewart, George Baker, Margaret Tyzack, James Faulkner, Brian Blessed.
Publication Information
Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, [2012]
Physical Description
5 videodiscs (ca. 668 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated; contains violence, nudity, and sexual content.
Added Uniform Title
Summary
This epic BBC series spans the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus through Claudius, a stuttering scholar who learns early to play the fool and stay alive.
Notes
Title from container.
"As seen on BBC"--Container.
Based on the novels by Robert Graves.
Originally broadcast as television miniseries on the BBC in 1976.
Bonus features: Extended original versions of episodes 1 (52 min.) and 2 (52 min.) ; "I, Claudius": a television epic, a behind-the-scenes look at the series (74 min.) ; The epic that never was, a documentary recounting the failed 1937 film adapatation (71 min.) ; Derek Jacobi interview (12 min.) ; Favorite scenes of the cast and director (36 min.).