After lots of buildup the first shot of Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra arriving in Rome, her young son in tow, presenting him to his father Caesar (Rex Harrison), commenting on the event with his aide Antony (Richard Burton), in a true “money scene,” from Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s CLEOPATRA (’63).

TCM’s The Plot Thickens podcast dives deep into the making of this Hollywood epic with host Ben Mankiewicz, the nephew of the film’s director. Listen to new episodes of The Plot Thickens: Cleopatra every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube.

Watch the latest episode here: link.chtbl.com/9V72VlF4?lid=c4x8p8l2acbx

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