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Ben Answers Your Cleopatra Questions

The Plot Thickens by TCM Podcasts

Sep 18, 202540:44TV & Film

Ben Mankiewicz received hundreds of voicemails about Cleopatra, and now he's answering them! Well, as many of them as he can. In this special bonus episode, Ben weighs in on the six-hour cut of Cleopatra, what Richard Bu...

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Ben Answers Your Cleopatra Questions is an episode from The Plot Thickens by TCM Podcasts. Ben Mankiewicz received hundreds of voicemails about Cleopatra, and now he's answering them! Well, as many of them as he can. In this special bonus e...

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Ben Mankiewicz received hundreds of voicemails about Cleopatra, and now he's answering them! Well, as many of them as he can. In this special bonus episode, Ben weighs in on the six-hour cut of Cleopatra, what Richard Burton thought of the movie, Judy Garland's love for Joe Mankiewicz... and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Published Sep 18, 2025 and 40:44 long