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A Talented Sh*t: Stanley Kubrick | The Plot Thickens (S7 E4) | TCM

Name: A Talented Sh*t: Stanley Kubrick | The Plot Thickens (S7 E4) | TCM
Uploaded: 2026-10-15T07:00:36Z
Duration: 52 min 28 s

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Kirk Douglas offers Stanley a massive paycheck to take over directing a historical epic called Spartacus. Against his better judgment, Stanley agrees, and gets roped into one of the most difficult productions of his career. Despite the film's success, Stanley regrets his involvement and learns a painful lesson about Hollywood hierarchies.

00:00 -- The Poker Game 05:25 -- Stanley Takes Over 09:31 -- Set Fights 14:00 -- Therapy on Libido Lane 16:48 -- Stanley vs. Kirk 23:33 -- The Kubrick Family Grows 26:52 -- Dalton Trumbo's Secret 32:54 -- Stanley's Fear of Flying 37:27 -- Due Credit 38:26 -- Blood on the Moviola 42:06 -- Cutting Kirk 45:06 -- The Release of Spartacus 48:32 -- Shopping Lolita

STANLEY traces Stanley Kubrick’s journey from a curious Bronx teenager, first inspired by a camera gifted to him by his father, to a visionary director who redefined the art of filmmaking. Across his career, Kubrick pushed boundaries, challenged censorship, and pursued an uncompromising level of creative control that shaped landmark films including Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut. The Plot Thickens is the award-winning documentary podcast from Turner Classic Movies, focusing on the movies and the people who made them.

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