Posts on incomplete projects
I, CLAUDIUS (1937) is an unfinished movie produced by Alexander Korda and was directed by Josef von Sternberg. It starred Charles Laughton as Claudius (above). Merle Oberon, Flora Robson and Robert Newton were part of the cast. The production was stopped after Merle Oberon was in a car accident and it would take weeks to recover. It's also said that Charles Laughton was overwhelmed by the role. The director and Laughton clashed over the way the character was to be played. Many say the Oberon's accident was an excuse for the doomed project to be canceled.
There's actual footage of the unfinished movie.
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There is an incredible documentary called The Epic That Never Was about the making of this film. The doc was made when many of the participants were still alive so it is filled with first hand information.
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