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I, Claudius (TV Miniseries)

I, Claudius

1976

Herbert Wise

Derek Jacobi, Sian Phillips, John Hurt, George Baker ...

8.3

9,469

TV Series. Drama This 13-episode miniseries was adapted from the book by Robert Graves, which chronicles the tumultuous life and times of Claudius (Derek Jacobi), who despite a deformed leg and a speech impediment through prophecy becomes the Roman Emperor. An aging Claudius looks back at the bizarre and treacherous times through which he's lived and sets them down in a secret history that is not to be read until after his death.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ben Lawrence Telegraph	"[It] remains a powerful, compelling piece of drama, crowned by an extraordinary performance from Sir Derek Jacobi"	POS
United States	Thomas Vinciguerra The New York Times	"Pulman made the story even more accessible by eschewing the pseudo-classical dialogue that was a feature of innumerable sword-and-sandal films."	POS
United States	Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times	"It completely changed television, redefining the boundaries of the genre's possibilities and its ambitions."	POS
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"The miniseries established a benchmark for excellence that it would take decades for TV producers to consistently hit."	POS
United Kingdom	Charlotte Higgins The Guardian	"What makes 'I, Claudius' great is the seminal acting and writing"	POS

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