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Cleopatra and the Undoing of Hollywood: How One Film Almost Sunk the Studios
By Humphries, Patrick
- ISBN
- 9781803990187
- Publisher
- The History Pr.
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Reviewed on February 1, 2024 | Making Movies With Liz Taylor
Humphries (Rolling Stones 69) recounts the troubled production of 1963's Cleopatra in this gossipy book filled with insights into the extravagant final days of Hollywood's studio system. Originally budgeted at $2 million by 20th Century Fox, the grandiose historical epic ended up costing a whopping $44 million ($320 million today), thanks to an unfinished script, endless delays, and a relocation from London's rain-soaked...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
