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Season 6 Trailer: Cleopatra

The Plot Thickens by TCM Podcasts

Jul 2, 20253:53TV & Film

His studio was collapsing. His budget was skyrocketing. And his two stars were making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Those were just some of the headaches facing Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the director of one of the mos...

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Season 6 Trailer: Cleopatra is an episode from The Plot Thickens by TCM Podcasts. His studio was collapsing. His budget was skyrocketing. And his two stars were making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Those were just some of the headach...

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Published Jul 2, 2025, 3:53 long, audio available.

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