Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

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2001
1h 59m
7.2(12 votes)
Documentary

Overview

Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.

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Production Companies

Prometheus Entertainment
AMC Studios

Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

Keith Baxter

Self

Keith Baxter
Acting

Stephen Boyd

Self (archive footage)

Stephen Boyd
Production

Jack Brodsky

Self

No Image
Production

David Brown

Self

David Brown
Acting

Richard Burton

Self (archive footage)

Richard Burton
Acting

Joan Collins

Self (archive footage)

Joan Collins
Acting

Hume Cronyn

Self

Hume Cronyn
Acting

Robert Culp

Narrator

Robert Culp
Art

John DeCuir

Self (archive footage)

John DeCuir
Production

C.O. Erickson

Self

C.O. Erickson
Acting

Peter Finch

Self (archive footage)

Peter Finch
Acting

Eddie Fisher

Self (archive footage)

Eddie Fisher
Acting

Rex Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Rex Harrison
Acting

Martin Landau

Self

Martin Landau
Directing

Rouben Mamoulian

Self (archive footage)

Rouben Mamoulian
Production

Christopher Mankiewicz

Self

No Image
Acting

Rosemary Mankiewicz

Self

No Image
Writing

Tom Mankiewicz

Self

Tom Mankiewicz
Acting

Roddy McDowall

Self (archive footage)

Roddy McDowall
Production

Bill Mechanic

Self

Bill Mechanic
Acting

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe
Acting

Maureen O'Hara

Self

Maureen O'Hara
Acting

Debbie Reynolds

Self (archive footage)

Debbie Reynolds
Acting

Rino Romano

Narrator

Rino Romano
Acting

Elizabeth Taylor

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor
Acting

Robert Wagner

Self

Robert Wagner
Acting

Raquel Welch

Self (archive footage)

Raquel Welch
Acting

Joanne Woodward

Self (archive footage)

Joanne Woodward
Production

Darryl F. Zanuck

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Production

Richard D. Zanuck

Self

Richard D. Zanuck

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