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Writers:
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Release Date:
3 April 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary | History more
Plot:
Hosted by Robert Culp, this two-hour program combines film clips, behind the scenes footage, and recent... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Before 'Superman Returns', TV Documentary To Air
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User Comments:
Hollywood really does have to Thank Cleopatra more (1 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Robert Culp ... Narrator
Rino Romano ... Narrator: Backstory Special Edition (voice) (as Rino Romero)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keith Baxter ... Himself - Actor

Stephen Boyd ... Himself (archive footage)
Jack Brodsky ... Himself - Publicist 'Cleopatra'
David Brown ... Himself - Former Executive, 20th Century Fox

Richard Burton ... Himself (archive footage)

Joan Collins ... Herself - Cleopatra screen test (archive footage)

Hume Cronyn ... Himself - Actor
John DeCuir ... Himself (archive footage)
C.O. Erickson ... Himself - Production Manager 'Cleopatra' (as C.O. 'Doc' Erickson)

Peter Finch ... Himself (archive footage)

Eddie Fisher ... Himself (archive footage)

Jodie Foster ... Herself (archive footage)
Brad Geagley ... Himself - Film Historian

Mel Gibson ... Himself (archive footage)
Richard Green ... Himself - Archivist
Stephanie Guest ... Herself - Daughter of Walter Wanger
Mel Gussow ... Himself - Darryl F. Zanuck Biographer (archive footage)
Carey Harrison ... Himself - Son of Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison ... Himself (archive footage)

Rock Hudson ... Himself (archive footage)
Joe Hyams ... Himself - Co-Author 'My Life with Cleopatra'
John Karlsen ... Himself - Actor

Martin Landau ... Himself - Actor
Rouben Mamoulian ... Himself (archive footage)
Christopher Mankiewicz ... Himself - Son of Joseph L. Mankiewicz (as Chris Mankiewicz)
Rosemary Mankiewicz ... Herself - Wife of Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Tom Mankiewicz ... Himself - Son of Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Kim Masters ... Herself - Entertainment Journalist / Author

Roddy McDowall ... Himself - Actor (archive footage)
Bill Mechanic ... Himself - Former President, 20th Century Fox
Richard Meryman ... Himself - Journalist

Marilyn Monroe ... Herself (archive footage)

Maureen O'Hara ... Herself - Actress
Suzy Parker ... Herself - Revlon commercial (archive footage)
Nick Redman ... Himself - Music Producer

Debbie Reynolds ... Herself (archive footage)
Geoffrey Sharpe ... Himself - Archivist
Spyros P. Skouras ... Himself (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor ... Herself (archive footage)
Michael Todd ... Himself (archive footage) (as Mike Todd)

Robert Wagner ... Himself - Actor

John Wayne ... Himself (archive footage)

Raquel Welch ... Herself (archive footage)
Brook Williams ... Himself - Friend of Richard Burton

Joanne Woodward ... Herself (archive footage)
Darryl F. Zanuck ... Himself (archive footage)

Richard D. Zanuck ... Himself - Former Studio Production Chief (as Richard Zanuck)
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Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG
Company:
Prometheus Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: The name of emcee Bert Parks is misspelled onscreen as "Burt Parks". more
Movie Connections:
References BUtterfield 8 (1960) more

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Hollywood really does have to Thank Cleopatra, 30 November 2001
Author: CELLIOTT10 from England

This excellent documentary goes through the making of Cleopatra with what happened behind the scenes and how if affected Hollywood. It starts of saying how bad things were for Hollywood at the time and that they were relying on epic films to make money and how regular films were burning at the box office. Then it shows who they were choosing for the role of Cleopatra. Many actresses were considered like Audrey Hepern, Joan Collins and Sophia Loren. But eventually 20th Century fox came to their senses and choose the right woman. Dame Elizabeth Taylor. Then it goes on to explore how Clepatra was originally set in England but Elizabeth Taylor became chronically ill and nearly died and had to be rushed into hospital and resusitated. Then how the set was destroyed in England and they started filming in Egypt. It then looks at Elizabeth and Richard Burton and how they started. It was during this film that they two of them became an item and how it crushed her Elizabeth's other husband at the time. Then it tells that the director was on ther verge of a nervous breakdown and had to have injections to give him energy then and an injection to put him asleep. Also the expensive budgeting of the film how it nearly bank rupted Hollywood as 20th Century fox was spending thousands of dollars a day on the film. Then the success of the film. They money and hard work paid off for the cast, crew and 20th Century Fox. Seats were fully booked at the cinema for 4 months after it was released. This is the best documentry I've seen in a long time. It's insightful and inspiring. Watch it.

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