FILM, TV, THEATRE, RADIO PRODUCTIONS BASED ON GRAVES'S POETRY AND PROSE
| The Fool Of Rome |
Book: I, Claudius. Type: Film Date: 1936 |
| Credits: Directed by Von Sternberg with Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon | |
| comments: Produced by Korda. Graves Worked on script. Never completed - Rushes and comment may be found in a 70 min BBC documentary "The Epic That Never Was" narrated by Dirk Bogarde with interviews with cast and director. |
| Nausicaa |
Book: Homer‘s Daughter Type: Opera Date: 1961 |
| Credits: Composed by Peggy Glanville-Hicks, | |
| comments: Premiered in Athens Festival 1961. Athens Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of Men and Women. Conducted by Carlos Surinach. Directed and Choreographed by John Butler Sets and Costumes by Andreas Nomikos. Robert Graves and Alastair Reid worked with Peggy Glanville-Hicks on libretto. |
| The Anger of Achilles |
Book: The Anger of Achilles Type: Radio Play Date: 1964 |
| Credits: Robert Hardy as Achilles, Norman Shelley, Denis Quilley, Maurice Denham, John Slater | |
| comments: Three-act adaptation by Mr. Graves of his translation of Homer‘s Iliad. Producer: Raymond Raikes. Music specially composed for the programme by Roberto Gerhard, with special effects by the B.B.C. Radiophonic Workshop. - NTS:An abridged version of this production won the Italia Prize 1965 |
| Dead-Fall |
Book: (Not a Graves book) Type: Film Date: 1966 DVD: DVD-Video |
| Credits: Directed by Bryan Forbes, with Michael Caine, Nanette Newman, Eric Portman | |
| comments: 20th Century Fox‘s psychological thriller, filmed on Mallorca. Graves has walk on part in the costume ball sequence. |
| I, Claudius |
Book: I, Claudius Type: Play Date: 1972 |
| Credits: Written by John Mortimer, starring David Warner | |
| comments: opened at The Queen‘s Theatre, London |
| I, Claudius |
Book: I, Claudius Type: TV Date: 1976 DVD: DVD-Video |
| Credits: Derek Jacobi, Sian Phillip, John Hurt, Brian Blessed, David Robb, Patrick Stewart, Fiona Walker | |
| comments: Written by Jack Pulman. Proved to be one of the BBCs most successful drama serials of all time. The production won three Emmys in 1978 and four BAFTAs in 1977 |
| The Shout |
Book: The Shout Type: Film Date: 1978 DVD: DVD-Video |
| Credits: Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, with Alan Bates, Susanah York, John Hurt | |
| comments: Based on Graves‘s short story. Won Grand Prize of the Jury at Cannes (director) |
| I, Claudius |
Book: I, Claudius Type: Radio Play Date: 1985 |
| Credits: Written by Eric Ewens, staring Timothy West | |
| comments: BBC. Superb dramatisation with Timothy West. both 90m; directed by Glyn Dearman. |
| Claudius the God |
Book: Claudius the God Type: Radio Play Date: 1985 |
| Credits: Written by Eric Ewens, staring Timothy West and Mary Morris. | |
| comments: BBC. Superb dramatisation with Timothy West. both 90m; directed by Glyn Dearman. T |
| Yo, Claudio |
Book: I, Claudius Type: Play Date: 2003 |
| Credits: Written by by Alonso de Santos, starring Hector Alterio | |
| comments: Premiered at the Merida Festival, 2003. Highly successful production by Jesus Cimarro, staged all over Spain. |
| Antigua Penny Puce |
Book: Based on "Antigua Penny Puce" Type: Radio Play Date: 1995 |
| Credits: Dramatised by John Petherbridge. With Aden Gillett and Trevyn McDowell. | |
| comments: BBC. Produced by Matthew Walters |
| Dead Cow Farm |
Book: Poem: "Dead Cow Farm" Type: Animated Short |
| Credits: Director: John Parry | |
| comments: Picasso Pictures Ltd. Short animated film which uses a variety of film techniques to illustrate Robert Graves‘s 1917 poem in which ideals are lost. |
| The Inner World |
Book: (Not a Graves book) Type: TV Documentary Date: 1964 |
| Credits: A Television Program Starring: KATINA PAXINOU and ALEXIS MINOTIS; With Host and Commentator: ROBERT GRAVES; Adapted and Translated by KIMON FRIAR; Original Music Composed and Conducted by JANI CHRISTOU, Production Staged by ALEXIS MINOTIS; Film Produced | |
| comments: Based on the Greek Tragedies. Performed and filmed in Dephi October 1963. See C748.1, "The Inner World" by Robert Graves |
