Herbert Wise, who directed all 13 episodes of the acclaimed 1976 miniseries I, Claudius, starring Derek Jacobi and John Hurt, died on Aug. 5, The Guardian newspaper reported. He was 90.
Wise received an Emmy nomination for his work on the BBC miniseries — which aired on PBS’ Masterpiece Theatre in the U.S. — about the Roman Empire. He insisted he direct all the installments and cast an incredible 236 parts for the project, which took three months to complete.
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