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Our sixth season is Cleopatra, a six-episode series about one of the most expensive and infamous movies ever made. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Cleopatra should have been a smash. Instead, it was a shoot plagued by medical emergencies, climate disasters, nervous breakdowns, and the most scandalous love affair to ever hit a movie set. Join host Ben Mankiewicz as he digs through his own family stories to understand how it turned out so badly for his Oscar-winning uncle. Cleopatra starts July 17.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on The Plot Thickens podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Brothers Mankiewicz
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Moxie, the Daring Women of Classic Hollywood
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Memoir
A Literary Genre
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Competing with Idiots

#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Informers

#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The grapes of wrath

#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Ben-Hur
A Tale of the Christ

#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes