I, Claudius, Vol. 1: A Touch of Murder/Family Affairs Movie Review 1991

Award-winning Masterpiece Theatre series tells the true story of the Roman Empire and the people determined to rule it. In these first two episodes, Augustus tries to control his conniving second wife, the beautiful Livia, who is determined that her son Tiberius will be the next Roman ruler. Her manipulations lead to bloody mayhem. Brilliant acting. Based on the books by Robert Graves. Also available as a seven-volume set. Made for television.

Distribution

Tapeworm Video Distributors, 27833 Hopkins Ave., Unit 6, Valencia, CA 91355, Phone: (661)257-4904, Fax: (661)257-4820, Email: sales@tapeworm.com, URL: http://www.tapeworm.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

History--Ancient

Screenplay

Jack Pulman

Cast

Sian Phillips, Brian Blessed, Derek Jacobi, Margaret Tyzack, John Hurt, George Baker, Patrick Stewart, Sheila White

Director

Herbert Wise

Producer

PBS