Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV)

Directors:

Kevin Burns
Brent Zacky

Writers:

Brent Zacky (written by) &
Kevin Burns (written by) ...
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Release Date:

3 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | History

Plot:

Hosted by Robert Culp, this two-hour program combines film clips, behind the scenes footage, and recent...

Plot Keywords:

Romance Filmmaking | Filmmaking | Film Industry | Film History | History Filmmaking

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Keith Baxter	...	Himself
Stephen Boyd	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jack Brodsky	...	Himself
David Brown	...	Himself
Richard Burton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joan Collins	...	Herself (archive footage)
Hume Cronyn	...	Himself
Robert Culp	...	Narrator
John DeCuir	...	Himself (archive footage)
C.O. Erickson	...	Himself (as C.O. 'Doc' Erickson)
Peter Finch	...	Himself (archive footage)
Eddie Fisher	...	Himself (archive footage)
Brad Geagley	...	Himself
Richard Green	...	Himself
Stephanie Guest	...	Herself
Mel Gussow	...	Himself (archive footage)
Carey Harrison	...	Himself
Rex Harrison	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joe Hyams	...	Himself
John Karlsen	...	Himself
Martin Landau	...	Himself
Rouben Mamoulian	...	Himself (archive footage)
Christopher Mankiewicz	...	Himself (as Chris Mankiewicz)
Rosemary Mankiewicz	...	Herself
Tom Mankiewicz	...	Himself
Kim Masters	...	Herself
Roddy McDowall	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bill Mechanic	...	Himself
Richard Meryman	...	Himself
Marilyn Monroe	...	Herself (archive footage)
Maia Newley	...	Herself (archive footage)
Maureen O'Hara	...	Herself
Suzy Parker	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bert Parks	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nick Redman	...	Himself
Debbie Reynolds	...	Herself (archive footage)
Rino Romano	...	Narrator
Geoffrey Sharpe	...	Himself
Spyros P. Skouras	...	Himself (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Herself (archive footage)
Michael Todd	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Mike Todd)
Robert Wagner	...	Himself
Raquel Welch	...	Herself (archive footage)
Brook Williams	...	Himself
Joanne Woodward	...	Herself (archive footage)
Darryl F. Zanuck	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard D. Zanuck	...	Himself (as Richard Zanuck)
Yul Brynner	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jodie Foster	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mel Gibson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bob Hope	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rock Hudson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Ryan	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Wayne	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Kevin Burns
Brent Zacky

Writing credits
Brent Zacky		(written by) &
Kevin Burns		(written by) and
Monica Bider		(written by)

Produced by
Kevin Burns	....	executive producer
Joyce Caruso	....	field producer
Colin Cotter	....	associate producer
Jessica Falcon	....	executive producer: American Movie Classics: Backstory Special Edition
Michele Farinola	....	producer: backstory special edition
Frankie Glass	....	field producer
Kevin Granahan	....	field producer
Scott Hartford	....	senior associate producer: Prometheus Entertainment
Marc Juris	....	executive producer: American Movie Classics: Backstory Special Edition
Erika Schroeder	....	coordinating producer
Dawn Smith	....	field producer
Steven Smith	....	producer (backstory special edition)
Michael D. Stevens	....	supervising producer (as Michael Stevens)
Brent Zacky	....	producer

Original Music by
Tom Jenkins
Chris Many

Film Editing by
Zack Bell
Tori Rodman
Andrew Willenger

Makeup Department
T.C. Thecla Luisi	....	hair stylist: Laura Geller Make-Up Studios
T.C. Thecla Luisi	....	makeup artist: Laura Geller Make-Up Studios
Sarina Servilli	....	hair stylist: Laura Geller Make-Up Studios
Sarina Servilli	....	makeup artist: Laura Geller Make-Up Studios
Diana Solomon	....	hair stylist: Laura Geller Make-Up Studios
Diana Solomon	....	makeup artist: Laura Geller Make-Up Studios

Production Management
Maria Broccoli	....	production manager
Andrew Giacometti	....	post-production manager
Lisa Howard	....	director of production management: Foxstar Productions
Kaki Kirby	....	executive in charge of production: Foxstar Productions
David Sehring	....	executive in charge of production: American Movie Classics

Sound Department
Tom Amelotte	....	re-recording engineer
Gerard Byrne	....	sound
Bradley Elster	....	sound
James Mulryan	....	sound (as Jim Mulryan)
John Simonson	....	sound
John Steadwell	....	sound
Alex Woodson	....	assistant sound re-recording engineer

Visual Effects by
Lars Bunch	....	motion control photography: Arroyo Media
Russell Frazier	....	motion control photography: Matchframe Video
Martin Kauper	....	motion control photography: Arroyo Media
Wade Lageose	....	main title graphics: Whitney Digital Imaging
Leigh Thomas	....	chyron
Doug Whitney	....	main title graphics: Whitney Digital Imaging
Sean Williams	....	chyron

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Coleman	....	camera operator
Gary Corrigan	....	camera operator
Cory Geryak	....	camera operator
David Lacolocci	....	camera operator
Derek Pennell	....	camera operator
Dan Walworth	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Troy Bogert	....	editor: Backstory Special Edition
Cary DeVore	....	junior assistant editor
Scott Freeman	....	avid technician
Mark W. Jacobs	....	on-line editor
Darla Marasco	....	director of post-production
Nickolas Perry	....	assistant editor (as Nick Perry)

Music Department
Lloyd Hardy	....	music coordinator
Alex North	....	conductor: "Cleopatra" score

Other crew
Carlos Aguirre	....	media coordinator
Susan M. Bowles	....	production counsel: Foxstar Productions
Mimi Christensen	....	production coordinator: Prometheus Entertainment
Jen Dante	....	researcher
Rachel Ginnerty	....	unit publicist
Richard Green	....	production consultant
Terry James	....	accounting services: Oberman, Tivoli, Miller & Pickert, Inc.
Jerianne Keaney	....	director of clearances
Ruth O'Neill	....	additional researcher
Marvin Paige	....	production consultant
Tyrone Richardson	....	media technician
Erik Sequeira	....	media manager
Geoffrey Sharpe	....	production consultant
Shawna Soper	....	production secretary
Jose Valencia	....	media assistant
Daniel Wascou	....	archivist
Jason Willensky	....	production assistant

Thanks
Alan J. Adler	....	acknowledgment (as Alan Adler)
Schawn Belston	....	special thanks (as Sean Belston)
Richard Burton	....	dedicated to the memory of
Hume Cronyn	....	acknowledgment: still photographs provided by
Hume Cronyn	....	very special thanks
Ron Fuglsby	....	acknowledgment
Richard Green	....	acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of
Stephanie Guest	....	acknowledgment: still photographs provided by
Stephanie Guest	....	very special thanks
Rex Harrison	....	dedicated to the memory of
Hugh M. Hefner	....	acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of
Hugh M. Hefner	....	special thanks
Joanie Horton	....	acknowledgment
David Kamp	....	acknowledgment
Jaime Barton Klein	....	acknowledgment (as Jaime Klein)
Christopher Mankiewicz	....	acknowledgment: still photographs provided by (as Chris Mankiewicz)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz	....	dedicated to the memory of
Rosemary Mankiewicz	....	acknowledgment: still photographs provided by
Tom Mankiewicz	....	acknowledgment: still photographs provided by
Roddy McDowall	....	dedicated to the memory of
Maia Newley	....	grateful thanks
Nick Redman	....	acknowledgment
Geoffrey Sharpe	....	acknowledgment: still photographs provided by
Walter Wanger	....	dedicated to the memory of

Production Companies

• Prometheus Entertainment
• Van Ness Films (in association with)
• Foxstar Productions (in association with)
• Fox Television Studios (in association with)
• American Movie Classics (AMC) (in association with)

Distributors

• American Movie Classics (AMC) (2001) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• ABC News Video Source  additional footage courtesy of (as ABC News Videosource)
• Arroyo Media  motion control photography
• British Movietonews  additional footage courtesy of (as British Movietone)
• Budget Films  additional footage courtesy of
• Camera Ready Productions  production services
• Carson Tonight  additional footage courtesy of
• Corbis/Bettman  stills courtesy of (as Corbis-Bettmann)
• Cranberry Worldwide Productions  production services
• Crest National  telecine transfers
• Dawn Smith Productions  production services
• Fox Movietone News  additional footage courtesy of
• Hot Shots/Cool Cuts  additional footage courtesy of
• Laura Geller Make-Up Studios  hair and makeup (as Laura Gellar Make-Up Studios)
• Leo Caloia Film Archive  additional footage courtesy of
• LoConte Goldman Design Inc.  backstory title graphics
• Marvin Paige's Motion Picture and Television Research Archive  acknowledgment
• Marvin Paige's Motion Picture and Television Research Archive  stills courtesy of
• Matchframe Video  motion control photography
• Matchframe Video  post-production facilities
• Matchframe Video  telecine transfers
• NBC Studios  clips from "Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson" courtesy of
• Oberman, Tivoli, Miller and Pickert  accounting services
• Persistent Video  production services
• Pervia Productions  production services
• Photo Fest  stills courtesy of (as Photofest)
• Playboy Magazine  stills courtesy of
• Research Video  additional footage courtesy of
• Revlon  additional footage courtesy of
• Sound Services  post-production facilities
• Twentieth Century Fox Central Files  acknowledgment
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation  additional footage courtesy of
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment  very special thanks
• Twentieth Century Fox Photo Archive  stills courtesy of
• Varèse Sarabande  "Cleopatra" soundtrack available on
• Viga Productions  production services
• WPA Film Library  additional footage courtesy of
• Walworth Television  production services
• Whitney Digital Imaging  main title graphics

Also Known As:

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

Prometheus Entertainment

Trivia:

Was featured as a bonus feature on the 2001 "Fox Five Star Collection" DVD release of Cleopatra (1963).

Goofs:

Factual errors: The name of emcee Bert Parks is misspelled onscreen as "Burt Parks".

Movie Connections:

Features "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)

Hollywood really does have to Thank Cleopatra

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.