2025
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Wildly Successful and Much Maligned
Season 6, Episode 6
: The fate of 20th Century Fox hangs in the balance as Cleopatra premieres. Critics and audiences weigh in, Elizabeth and Richard face momentous life decisions, and Joe sinks into a deep depression.
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The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens is the award-winning documentary podcast from Turner Classic Movies, focusing on the movies and the people who made them.
1. London Slog
20th Century Fox pays Elizabeth Taylor a record-breaking salary to play Cleopatr...
2. Joe
While Elizabeth Taylor fights for her life in a London hospital, Joe Mankiewicz ...
3. The Girl Is on Salary
Joe Mankiewicz decides to recast two leading men and hires Richard Burton and Re...
4. Le Scandale
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's love affair becomes a tabloid sensation.
5. Mankiewicz vs. Zanuck
Joe's body reaches its breaking point, and he's forced to film the last few scen...
6. Wildly Successful and Much Maligned
The fate of 20th Century Fox hangs in the balance as Cleopatra premieres.
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Season 6, Episode 6 - Wildly Successful and Much Maligned
Starring:
Ben Mankiewicz, Peter Bogdanovich
Release Year:
2025
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