One of the greatest scenes ever filmed: Charles Laughton as Claudius from the incomplete and never released Alexander Korda film, I Claudius. Introduced by Robert Graves and Dirk Bogarde.
The complete documentary from which this was taken is available as a special feature on the DVD of the classic 1970's miniseries starring Sir Derek Jacobi.
Without a doubt Charles Laughton was one of the greatest actors of his generation.Another acting gem was his performance as Quasimodo in the 1939 film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".The fact that he wasn't even nominated for Best Actor for that year by Academy voters was a travesty of justice on their part.Laughton was on par with Laurence Olivier.
@theuninvited1944GR It was The Year. Lots of brilliant work went without official recognition, e.g., Frank Morgan played five different roles in The Wizard of Oz, but wasn't nominated. Besides, Laughton gave nomination-worthy performances every year during the 1930s. He was The Man of the Thirties.
Imagine Claudius addressing our corrupted government officials! In the classic BBC series ... Claudius was devoted most to three principles ... Family, Rome and Truth! Bravo Charles Laughton!
Truth? Claudius didn't have the truth he worship other gods, gods that were not even gods _god's invented by man's imagination. for there is only one God and creator of all things and creator of man. And if it's true what they say about Claudius then he died speaking to a false god that he invented in his own mind. 🌿 if you want to know truth then look at what Pontius Pilate asked, he asked, "what is truth?" and who was he asking this question to? he was asking "The Truth" Him very self_ Christ Jesus. But the Lord kept silent when Pontius Pilate asked this because Christ had a work to complete. 🕇🌿
This is the first time I have seen this version. Having only seen the brilliant Derek Jacobi interpretation, I found Laughton's version equally valid and understated, holding one's attention throughout. Laughton was superb in (almost) everything he did and is sadly underrated.
@@harri2626 It's their loss. He might come back and be recognised. This happened to Bach, Purcell, Monteverdi too. They disappeared, some for hundreds of years, but came back in all their glory.
Without question. His persona on screen is magnificent. His other films like “Captain Kidd” and “ The old dark house” clearly show the cinematic genius of Charles Laughton”. You can’t help but admire how he comes to command every role he plays. The man was a natural on camera. One of the best actors in all of Hollywood in my opinion. Every role he played he gave a stand out performance. Very classy actor !!!
@@jamiemezs9891 these come from a time when classic cinema was it it’s finest ! Today, films are heavily reliant on CGI and are produced using actors who don’t know how to act. That’s when I look back at the old classic films where acting was everything. That’s what made the film great and Charles Laughton was one of the best in the arts. The man had character and he brought that to life on the big screen.
Had this movie been completed it would have been one of the top 5 movies ever made. This particular piece of the unfinished article is possibly the most compelling mesmerising example of acting ever, you cant take your eyes off it and carefully listen to every word spoke and nuance used. The facial features match the speech perfectly and at the end you want it to go on and on. It is as near to perfect as an Actor can get, an once in a career delivery.
Charles Laughton - though he loved any chance to go OTT - was easily one of the best actors ever to grace the screen. In this performance he is mesmerising. Every note, every nuance, is perfectly placed. You can see how he sympathises with Caligula's assassins, but can't let the crime pass. You can see how he has been despised for his physical weaknesses, but has his mental faculties and integrity to rely on. It's an absolute masterclass for any aspiring screen actor. If only this film had gone to full production, what a classic we would have had.
I have read in a couple of places that Laughton was having trouble finding his characterisation of Claudius, and that he resorted to using the recording of Edward VIII's abdication speech to find his voice. When Laughton starts to speak at 1.42, it could almost be "At long last I am able to say a few words of my own" the likeness is amazing! That said, it is a totally gripping scene, brilliantly performed by a man who was periodically acquainted with genius
Absolutely hypnotic performance. Charles Loughton shunned the public limelight and got on the with the business of acting Definitely a master of his chosen craft.
The version put out in the 1970s by the BBC (Actually "I Claudius" and " Claudius the God") starring Derek Jacobi was excellent and still worth watching. The books by Robert Graves also.
Thanks so much for this post. It's the first time I've seen any of this film. Charles Laughton is riveting and expresses a wide range of emotions with assurance and greaat skill. I agree with Dirk Bogart's assessment. Laughton's performance here is in the firmament of cinematic history.
Echoing comments below, Laughton was a brilliant stage and screen actor. Other greats, “Witness for the Prosecution” “Mutiny on the Bounty” but too many to list. Great range. He could play anyone. Hunchback was a masterpiece due to Laughton.
Good grief, what we have lost as a culture. Damn all those who took part in its assassination. May they never Rest In Peace but be condemned, for all eternity, to witness over and over again all the consequences of their treachery and their perfidy.
Mr. Laughton, by all accounts, seems to have been self-effacing and humble in the assumption of his own talent. Why or how this came to be, we don't know for sure because he certainly had no obvious reason to think so. He always excellent in whatever role he played and he played them as if he were the character himself. Actors like this only come along once in a lifetime as is apparent by today's schlock that's ground out and shoved in front of people to accept.
Geniuses are very often very self-critical. They know how much better they could be. It's the mediocre who are self-satisfied. Laughton is a great actor, whereas so many, of the most popular, are movie stars. Big difference.
Always loved Charles Laughtons acting,Hunchback of Notre Dame,Les Miserables and Salome when he played King Herod lusting after his stepdaughter Salome played by Rita Hayworth 👍👍👍👍👍
Charles was such a perfectionist that consequently his search for the character of Claudius rendered many problems for the production and I believe it was postponed on several occassions. To most observers his performance is a joy to watch but unfortunately the delays took their toll.
My but Charles Laughton was an amazing actor. It's very hard to believe that he wanted out of this movie. Surely after this scene went down he must have known this would be the role of his life, even more so than that of Captain Bligh. I just don't believe he wanted out. It would have been nice to hear his version of the story.
@@rogerpropes7129 Both actors played the character to the hilt as scripted. Hopkins' Bligh is the more complex because that's the way the character was written in that script. For an even less sympathetic Bligh, see Trevor Howard (also in top form) in heavily fictionalized 1962 version.
Dirk Bogarde is right. This is one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard on the screen. You can tell Laughton struggled with this role. That's what makes the performance so unforgettable.
Laughton was never knighted because he was always an outsider when it came to the theatrical establishment. His whole life long he despised hierarchies of any kind. Also Laugton became a naturalised American in thè 1930's. Simon Callow's biography of the actor is a very good read.
@@gaycausesoneisparentalnegl309 "Gay mostly"? Oh, you mean dead. All Hollywood greats are christened as homosexual, once they die. I just received my copy of a brilliant work of fiction in the mail: Hollywood Babylon.
Years ago I saw this on PBS. I think it was around the same time Derek Jacobi played Claudius in the mini series on PBS. I wanted to play Livia, about my favorite villain ever.
though the first time I've seen this, it's already familiar and I realize that so many later performances by other actors of vulnerable combative leaders are really impressions of Laughton. further, it has unmistakeable echos of trump campaigning.
When will we miss a time when actors were dedicated to their craft instead of chosen by race, identity and politics instead of talent? Today to play Claudius you wouldn't have to look for an actor who actually has one leg shorter than another.
I love ❤ an actor who becomes the character they are portraying. 🎉You just see the the character! You can always believe in the character and forget the actor. That is the best way to make a performance. ❤🎉
If you want more Charles Laughton, watch the movie, Night of the Hunter. Laughton didn’t star in the movie. He directed it. And it is one of the best movies I ever watched. The movie was panned at the time and later became a classic.
@willardsteele4857 Yes, it's a masterpiece, and should have been up for several Oscars. But the critics crucified it, the public shunned it, and the response broke his heart, such that he never directed again.
Lol. Skip. Merle Oberon was in a car accident. Korda and Laughton were constantly fighting over Laughton's "ideas." It was a troubled production that the studio got tired of carrying. As for the "greatest never made"? That's moronic. I think you mean "finished." And the greatest never finished means hardly anything.
How much of this film survives in archive? With modern AI technology, it is not inconceivable that a miniature film might be reconstructed from the fragments!
Me too. They had the older sister on for too long in the film. I could hardly wait for them to go back to Laughton. He acts circles around all the others.
Charles Laughton was a ham his Henry viii is totally laughable Jamaica inn also absurd His only films worth watching are Witness for the prosecution and Hobsons choice The rest of his acting career was pur ham 🐖🐽
@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 larger than life What does that actually mean if anything Elucidate He was a total ham and a sham He was an iron hoof Elsa Lanchester was just a ruse If you look at all the films on the subject of Henry viii The actors are all superb in the part Keith Michele being the best Charles Ham Laughton🫅
@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 And what the hell do you know about me I dont like it Charlie was a ham end of story Charming yes good man yes Actot pure Ham i can smell cooking pig 🐖
Yet despite his amazing talent, adulation, worlwide success, beautiful ladies, he was tormented by self hatred. Felt he was so ugly. As I recall suicide.
@@sandramorey2529I'm not sure that we are positive whether he was gay I believe that's open for debate if anybody wants to bother with such foolishness
It was far less usual back then to knight actors, or indeed anyone else in the category of what we would now call "celebrities". A good many people whom you would now regard as almost automatic choices for a knighthood were made to wait years before they got the honour, which sometimes came only months or even weeks before they died - think P G Wodehouse or Alfred Hitchcock, to name but two.
I believe that the greatest film never made was not the I Claudius movie or the drama, but instead it was the true and pure and undefiled story of Christ Jesus the Messiah_ many films have been made of Christ but all has been tampered with _ adding more than the truth just for sensationalism sake and for what people want to see, and what tickles their fancy therefore deleting most of the truth of the Gospel of Christ. "The Gospel of Christ" which is the power of God unto salvation for those who believe cannot really be redone in drama without being sacrilegious and speculative for the most part _ notwithstanding, it seems that with stories like "I Claudius" and other emperors they were almost precise, but with the gospel of Christ, No, not even with the story of The Ten Commandments and Moses, ¿Why? because most people do not want the truth it's Human Nature. For if they did want the truth then Man would be free indeed, because as Jesus said, "The truth will set you free" and He also said "I am the Way the Truth and the Life"_ but still even with the story of 'I Claudius' or Cleopatra' who really has 100% proof everything that we have seen and heard of these secular people who existed is true? thousands of years have passed! The only reason that we know that the Gospel of Christ is true is because we have the Word of God, and being that it is the Word of God_ "God is not a man that He should lie." God wrote the Ten Commandments with His📃 finger therefore instead of reading books of stories of people that existed or watching movies of the same I would much rather be there in person, and this is very possible with the Word of God _the Holy Bible, because the Word of God is a living Book, and not only is it a living book_ it is a spiritual book, and can only be understood by Supernatural Aid, and that Supernatural Aid is God the Holy Spirit Himself. God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must Worship Him in spirit and in truth_ this is what pleases God most - For men and women and children to worship Him in spirit and in truth. And since the Word of God is a Fountain of Living Water then let us drink of this fountain, and never thirst again, and since Jesùs Christ is the bread of life, let us eat of Him_ and never hunger again. 🌿 besides all of these people that existed - I'm not saying they did not exist - but I do know that soon enough we will meet every one of them when we all gather together at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Now that is something worth knowing about__ it's not only worth known about, but matchless is His worth for at His birth the earth was blessed.🕊🌿❣ it has been said _ " the words of the wise are like goads, their Collective sayings like firmly embedded nails_ given by one Shepherd. Be warned, my son of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the whole matter_ Fear God and keep His Commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. for God will bring every deed into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good or evil."📖🕯
@@loge10 how does Christ support everyone that watches this clip? Bear in mind Christ Jesus is the Son of God and Son of Man - God incarnate, Immanuel - God With us.
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The complete documentary from which this was taken is available as a special feature on the DVD of the classic 1970's miniseries starring Sir Derek Jacobi.
Without a doubt Charles Laughton was one of the greatest actors of his generation.Another acting gem was his performance as Quasimodo in the 1939 film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".The fact that he wasn't even nominated for Best Actor for that year by Academy voters was a travesty of justice on their part.Laughton was on par with Laurence Olivier.
Actually, he was one the greatest actors of ANY generation, including this one
IMO, Laughton was better than Olivier. Much better.
@theuninvited1944GR It was The Year. Lots of brilliant work went without official recognition, e.g., Frank Morgan played five different roles in The Wizard of Oz, but wasn't nominated. Besides, Laughton gave nomination-worthy performances every year during the 1930s. He was The Man of the Thirties.
@@nstix2009xitsn Laughton did pretty good in the 40's, too.
@@craigkdillonOlivier seems to acknowledge his better here.
Laughton was the Best Ever
"A man for all seasons"!
Time for this movie to be updated and made about the US Presidency
Trumpie.
Trumpie as Caligula and Nero. Watch out, pple!
Imagine Claudius addressing our corrupted government officials!
In the classic BBC series ... Claudius was devoted most to three principles ... Family, Rome and Truth!
Bravo Charles Laughton!
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Truth? Claudius didn't have the truth he worship other gods, gods that were not even gods _god's invented by man's imagination.
for there is only one God and creator of all things and creator of man.
And if it's true what they say about Claudius then he died speaking to a false god that he invented in his own mind.
🌿
if you want to know truth then look at what Pontius Pilate asked, he asked, "what is truth?" and who was he asking this question to? he was asking "The Truth" Him very self_ Christ Jesus.
But the Lord kept silent when Pontius Pilate asked this because Christ had a work to complete.
🕇🌿
@@robertnovoa341 Oh Christ!
"My God is bigger than your God..."
They are ALL man-made, and ALL equal.
@@robertnovoa341p I guess you know where you can stick that gobbledygook
@@bingola45 Incorrect, there is just one living Creator God.
This is the first time I have seen this version. Having only seen the brilliant Derek Jacobi interpretation, I found Laughton's version equally valid and understated, holding one's attention throughout. Laughton was superb in (almost) everything he did and is sadly underrated.
Are you 2 years old…underrated……lolololololololololol.
@@petersokol1603 I will ignore your rude reply. Laughton was, of course, highly rated in his day, but he is now unknown to most younger audiences.
@@harri2626 you are a moron.
@@petersokol1603 Well....that really added a lot didn't it?
@@harri2626 It's their loss. He might come back and be recognised. This happened to Bach, Purcell, Monteverdi too. They disappeared, some for hundreds of years, but came back in all their glory.
Charles Laughton was easily one of the greatest actors who ever lived.
Without question. His persona on screen is magnificent. His other films like “Captain Kidd” and “ The old dark house” clearly show the cinematic genius of Charles Laughton”. You can’t help but admire how he comes to command every role he plays. The man was a natural on camera. One of the best actors in all of Hollywood in my opinion. Every role he played he gave a stand out performance. Very classy actor !!!
He also directed a classic movie called The night of the hunter
Thank God for films
@@jamiemezs9891 these come from a time when classic cinema was it it’s finest ! Today, films are heavily reliant on CGI and are produced using actors who don’t know how to act. That’s when I look back at the old classic films where acting was everything. That’s what made the film great and Charles Laughton was one of the best in the arts. The man had character and he brought that to life on the big screen.
Hobson's Choice, Witness for the Prosecution....
Had this movie been completed it would have been one of the top 5 movies ever made. This particular piece of the unfinished article is possibly the most compelling mesmerising example of acting ever, you cant take your eyes off it and carefully listen to every word spoke and nuance used. The facial features match the speech perfectly and at the end you want it to go on and on.
It is as near to perfect as an Actor can get, an once in a career delivery.
I agree. I commented that if it had been completed, it would have been one of the three best movies ever made. What a shame it wasn't!
Charles Laughton - though he loved any chance to go OTT - was easily one of the best actors ever to grace the screen. In this performance he is mesmerising. Every note, every nuance, is perfectly placed. You can see how he sympathises with Caligula's assassins, but can't let the crime pass. You can see how he has been despised for his physical weaknesses, but has his mental faculties and integrity to rely on. It's an absolute masterclass for any aspiring screen actor. If only this film had gone to full production, what a classic we would have had.
I have read in a couple of places that Laughton was having trouble finding his characterisation of Claudius, and that he resorted to using the recording of Edward VIII's abdication speech to find his voice. When Laughton starts to speak at 1.42, it could almost be "At long last I am able to say a few words of my own" the likeness is amazing! That said, it is a totally gripping scene, brilliantly performed by a man who was periodically acquainted with genius
--Acquainted with genius, periodically?...as most certainly he is here.
Wasn't Edward's younger brother and successor George George V the one with the stummer?
@@karlkarlos3545 He was. Bertie, better known as George VI
@@phaasch Right, George VI. I confused the number.
Loughton was an amazing talent! We could never get enough of him.
Absolutely hypnotic performance. Charles Loughton shunned the public limelight and got on the with the business of acting Definitely a master of his chosen craft.
The version put out in the 1970s by the BBC (Actually "I Claudius" and " Claudius the God") starring Derek Jacobi was excellent and still worth watching. The books by Robert Graves also.
Laughton was a magnificent actor. This speech had me mesmerized.
Thanks so much for this post. It's the first time I've seen any of this film. Charles Laughton is riveting and expresses a wide range of emotions with assurance and greaat skill. I agree with Dirk Bogart's assessment. Laughton's performance here is in the firmament of cinematic history.
Too bad Dirk Bogarde was cut off so abruptly at the end, but I totally agree with his sentiments as I do with Emlyn Williams' which follows Bogarde's.
Although the film was never completed, without doubt there could be the greatest film clips ever. Charles Lawton showed pure genius.
I was floored by this speech. It demonstrates that Laughton is definitely one of the greatest.
Echoing comments below, Laughton was a brilliant stage and screen actor. Other greats, “Witness for the Prosecution” “Mutiny on the Bounty” but too many to list. Great range. He could play anyone. Hunchback was a masterpiece due to Laughton.
I Claudius I saw the version with Derek Jacobite as the lead actor in 1982 it was brilliant. It was a weekly T.V. series.
Amazing performance from an amazing man
Good grief, what we have lost as a culture. Damn all those who took part in its assassination. May they never Rest In Peace but be condemned, for all eternity, to witness over and over again all the consequences of their treachery and their perfidy.
Wow, what a shame this film was never completed.
LAUGHTONS speech needs to given on the floor of this nations senate floor.....its as timely NOW as in Rome's days......
all great art is timeless.
He would drain the swamp
Couldn't agree more. Both sides needs to hear it.
@@RobSilverMania Yes!
Interesting. It took decades more before a different version of "I Claudius" was brought to tv.
Magnificent…and hadn’t realised just how good Laughton was !!.
Mr. Laughton, by all accounts, seems to have been self-effacing and humble in the assumption of his own talent. Why or how this came to be, we don't know for sure because he certainly had no obvious reason to think so. He always excellent in whatever role he played and he played them as if he were the character himself. Actors like this only come along once in a lifetime as is apparent by today's schlock that's ground out and shoved in front of people to accept.
Geniuses are very often very self-critical. They know how much better they could be. It's the mediocre who are self-satisfied. Laughton is a great actor, whereas so many, of the most popular, are movie stars. Big difference.
Always loved Charles Laughtons acting,Hunchback of Notre Dame,Les Miserables and Salome when he played King Herod lusting after his stepdaughter Salome played by Rita Hayworth 👍👍👍👍👍
I LOVED I, Claudius starring Derek Jacobi made in the 1970s.
Awesome performance by Derek Jacobi, in an equally awesome show.
Charles was such a perfectionist that consequently his search for the character of Claudius rendered many problems for the production and I believe it was postponed on several occassions. To most observers his performance is a joy to watch but unfortunately the delays took their toll.
My but Charles Laughton was an amazing actor. It's very hard to believe that he wanted out of this movie. Surely after this scene went down he must have known this would be the role of his life, even more so than that of Captain Bligh. I just don't believe he wanted out. It would have been nice to hear his version of the story.
But he turned Capt. Bligh into a stereotypical caricature of a villain. Anthony Hopkins' portrayal in 'The Bounty' was vastly superior.
@@rogerpropes7129 Both actors played the character to the hilt as scripted. Hopkins' Bligh is the more complex because that's the way the character was written in that script. For an even less sympathetic Bligh, see Trevor Howard (also in top form) in heavily fictionalized 1962 version.
@@rogerpropes7129 No, no, no. I don't agree. Laughton's is much better.
@@rogerpropes7129 Oh heavens, no!
The film might have been completed if Merle Oberon hadn't been injured in an accident.
One take. The scene stands alone.
it's such a shame this was never completed, it would've been an absolute classic. From this scene alone you can get Laughtons genius as an actor.
One of the greatest artists in his field who ever lived. In the company of Beethoven, Picasso, Dylan, Shakespeare....
Picasso. The greatest actor of the 20th century.
Even if he was a Communist...😂
@@Johnconno Who cares?
I agree.
Charles Laughton,Scarborough’s finest.
I would really love to watch any of this film that has survived.
Robert Graves had some shades in his literary career, but at his best he was a great writer!.
Dirk Bogarde is right. This is one of the most impressive speeches I've ever heard on the screen. You can tell Laughton struggled with this role. That's what makes the performance so unforgettable.
Laughton at his Best, cannot be topped!
Now THAT was superb acting!!!
Birk Bogarde, himself, lead a most interesting life. And he was a good actor too his life was .affected greatly by his war e,experiences.
Jumpin' Jehoshaphat! How much of this film actually exists? I would watch it even in a partial cut. Laughton was brilliant.
A great actor. I have seen many of his films and he was always outstanding.
This performance is beyond excellent! Thanks for posting, such a pleasure to watch.
a longer version of this documentary was a bonus feature on the DVD box set of I Claudius
Laughton was never knighted because he was always an outsider when it came to the theatrical establishment. His whole life long he despised hierarchies of any kind.
Also Laugton became a naturalised American in thè 1930's.
Simon Callow's biography of the actor is a very good read.
Phillip Dean He was gay mostly too. His parents did not pay him much as they were busy running their hotel. See my channel.
He wanted to go party after his performances..booze and cigars and women and men
@@gaycausesoneisparentalnegl309 "Gay mostly"? Oh, you mean dead. All Hollywood greats are christened as homosexual, once they die. I just received my copy of a brilliant work of fiction in the mail: Hollywood Babylon.
Great pity this wasn’t finished. Is what we have available on DVD?
I've seen snatches of this down the years. Wonderful movie. Sorry it was never completed.
Years ago I saw this on PBS. I think it was around the same time Derek Jacobi played Claudius in the mini series on PBS. I wanted to play Livia, about my favorite villain ever.
though the first time I've seen this, it's already familiar and I realize that so many later performances by other actors of vulnerable combative leaders are really impressions of Laughton.
further, it has unmistakeable echos of trump campaigning.
Good point. He set the standard for representing Henry VIII
I love him as the hunchback of notredame.
HOLY SHIT! Laughton was MAGISTRAL here. What a shame this film was never completed!
Wow, awesome performance, thanks for posting...!
When will we miss a time when actors were dedicated to their craft instead of chosen by race, identity and politics instead of talent? Today to play Claudius you wouldn't have to look for an actor who actually has one leg shorter than another.
Spot on!
I love ❤ an actor who becomes the character they are portraying. 🎉You just see the the character! You can always believe in the character and forget the actor. That is the best way to make a performance. ❤🎉
What incredible acting! Thank you so much for posting this. b
So few a likes for this video, the person acting as Claudius was not knighted by the empire, this is how our present world is like.
Damn it I wish this had been finished!!!
And so,the Conservative party retired into opposition!!!
Brilliant performance.
Is that Dirk Bogarde narrating?
Yes
That speach is what we need today!
If you want more Charles Laughton, watch the movie, Night of the Hunter. Laughton didn’t star in the movie. He directed it. And it is one of the best movies I ever watched. The movie was panned at the time and later became a classic.
@willardsteele4857 Yes, it's a masterpiece, and should have been up for several Oscars. But the critics crucified it, the public shunned it, and the response broke his heart, such that he never directed again.
@@nstix2009xitsn Such a shame. It became a classic later. But such is the fate of genius.
I just rewatched the tv series of "I, Claudius" -- very good, but Laughton was brilliant for the part. How I wish this had been finished.
Lol. Skip. Merle Oberon was in a car accident. Korda and Laughton were constantly fighting over Laughton's "ideas." It was a troubled production that the studio got tired of carrying. As for the "greatest never made"? That's moronic. I think you mean "finished." And the greatest never finished means hardly anything.
A true gem🙏
That was awesome!
I got one performed by Derek Jacobi.
How much of this film survives in archive? With modern AI technology, it is not inconceivable that a miniature film might be reconstructed from the fragments!
BRAVO ,BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!
I will sail the seven seas, and when I find you fletcher christian you will be hanging from the longest yard arm, mutiny on the bounty was mint
the senate speech, fall of the roman empire, got to be 1 of the best, the British best actors by far
He should have directed more.
Unrecognised genius. The Lilliputians put him down.
Excellent
Would thay we had such a leader like this today!
You do, be patient.
@@GaryM67-71 Who, pray tell?
I loved him in hobsons choice ..
Me too. They had the older sister on for too long in the film. I could hardly wait for them to go back to Laughton. He acts circles around all the others.
Yes on close of day go home from symbolsintomoderationwhere a family can be
One day very soon AI will be able to complete this version.
Laughton was great, one of the best.
Cabaret Showgirls?
Bounty Captain Bligh.
A masterclass.
Put them in their place!!
Why was it not made ?
I wonder if Derek Jakobi ever saw this.
I'm sure he did.
Such an eloquent speaker.
Charles Laughton was a ham his Henry viii is totally laughable
Jamaica inn also absurd
His only films worth watching are Witness for the prosecution and Hobsons choice
The rest of his acting career was pur ham 🐖🐽
No. He was the most moving of actors. He was larger than life and you don't like that.
@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 larger than life
What does that actually mean if anything
Elucidate
He was a total ham and a sham
He was an iron hoof
Elsa Lanchester was just a ruse
If you look at all the films on the subject of Henry viii
The actors are all superb in the part
Keith Michele being the best
Charles Ham Laughton🫅
@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
And what the hell do you know about me
I dont like it
Charlie was a ham end of story
Charming yes good man yes Actot pure Ham i can smell cooking pig 🐖
Salut. Satu
Did the Romans have sargeants? I thought they called them "decurion"s.
Dirk.
so whats your plans when you take the reins claudius, invasion of britain
Nice.
Why didn't Alexander Korda finish this film?
Merle Oberon had an accident in a car crash. They couldn't continue with her.
Lots of films should never have been made ..
This is not one of them.
Yet despite his amazing talent, adulation, worlwide success, beautiful ladies, he was tormented by self hatred. Felt he was so ugly. As I recall suicide.
No, cancer; no hint of suicide.
Can anyone tell me why he was not knighted?
Mickshaw555: Could it have been that he was gay and at that time it was frowned upon?
@@sandramorey2529I'm not sure that we are positive whether he was gay I believe that's open for debate if anybody wants to bother with such foolishness
@@RoderickFernandez-ps5ci Elsa Lanchester, his devoted wife, said as much herself in a documentary done on her.
He was knighted
It was far less usual back then to knight actors, or indeed anyone else in the category of what we would now call "celebrities". A good many people whom you would now regard as almost automatic choices for a knighthood were made to wait years before they got the honour, which sometimes came only months or even weeks before they died - think P G Wodehouse or Alfred Hitchcock, to name but two.
I believe that the greatest film never made was not the I Claudius movie or the drama, but instead it was the true and pure and undefiled story of Christ Jesus the Messiah_ many films have been made of Christ but all has been tampered with _ adding more than the truth just for sensationalism sake and for what people want to see, and what tickles their fancy therefore deleting most of the truth of the Gospel of Christ.
"The Gospel of Christ" which is the power of God unto salvation for those who believe cannot really be redone in drama without being sacrilegious and speculative for the most part _ notwithstanding, it seems that with stories like "I Claudius" and other emperors they were almost precise, but with the gospel of Christ, No, not even with the story of The Ten Commandments and Moses, ¿Why? because most people do not want the truth it's Human Nature. For if they did want the truth then Man would be free indeed, because as Jesus said, "The truth will set you free" and He also said "I am the Way the Truth and the Life"_ but still even with the story of 'I Claudius' or Cleopatra' who really has 100% proof everything that we have seen and heard of these secular people who existed is true? thousands of years have passed!
The only reason that we know that the Gospel of Christ is true is because we have the Word of God, and being that it is the Word of God_ "God is not a man that He should lie." God wrote the Ten Commandments with His📃 finger
therefore instead of reading books of stories of people that existed or watching movies of the same I would much rather be there in person, and this is very possible with the Word of God _the Holy Bible, because the Word of God is a living Book, and not only is it a living book_ it is a spiritual book, and can only be understood by Supernatural Aid, and that Supernatural Aid is God the Holy Spirit Himself.
God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must Worship Him in spirit and in truth_ this is what pleases God most - For men and women and children to worship Him in spirit and in truth.
And since the Word of God is a Fountain of Living Water then let us drink of this fountain, and never thirst again, and since Jesùs Christ is the bread of life, let us eat of Him_ and never hunger again.
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besides all of these people that existed - I'm not saying they did not exist - but I do know that soon enough we will meet every one of them when we all gather together at the Judgement Seat of Christ.
Now that is something worth knowing about__ it's not only worth known about, but matchless is His worth for at His birth the earth was blessed.🕊🌿❣
it has been said _ " the words of the wise are like goads, their Collective sayings like firmly embedded nails_ given by one Shepherd.
Be warned, my son of anything in addition to them.
Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.
Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the whole matter_ Fear God and keep His Commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
for God will bring every deed into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good or evil."📖🕯
Been done.
Seen it.
He gets nailed up.
I think Jesus Christ loves this clip and supports as many people seeing it as possible.
@@loge10 how does Christ support everyone that watches this clip?
Bear in mind Christ Jesus is the Son of God and Son of Man - God incarnate, Immanuel - God With us.
Totally irrelevant and way too long comment. Please enjoy your religious ego trip in an appropriate site.
@@robertnovoa341
Shoo.
it's filmed Vaudeville. NOT great film, or even bad history, just expensive Vaudeville.
Buzzkill.
Say what? Vaudeville was song and dance--and slapstick comedy routines.
Maybe if he'd played it broadly or for laughs, but this is NOT vaudeville.
I’d love to see Tom Cruise play this roll. Witness For The Prosecution is a fantastic film
role
Almost as good as Frankie Howard in Up Pompeii.