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The Murdochs: Empire of Influence

Even though hewas born into wealth, he was sort of thrown outinto the world on his own and...

Even though he
was born into wealth, he was sort of thrown out
into the world on his own and sent off to boarding
school at the age of nine. I think Rupert perhaps wasn't the conventional schoolboy. He didn't excel or
wish to excel in sport. I was terrible at sport. Basically, I hated being
organized into it, I think

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Even though he was born into wealth,
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he was sort of thrown out into the world on his own
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and sent off to boarding school at the age of nine.
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I think Rupert perhaps wasn't
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the conventional schoolboy.
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He didn't excel or wish to excel in sport.
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I was terrible at sport.
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Basically, I hated being organized into it, I think.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:22
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

It will explore the rise of Rupert Murdoch, his influence in the world and his battle of succession
S01 • E02 Roy Cohn. - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:31
Roy Cohn.
S01 • E01 Rupert was not good academically, - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:13
Rupert was not good academically,
S01 • E02 Roy Cohn and Murdoch became friendly, - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:18
Roy Cohn and Murdoch became friendly,
S01 • E01 But he was a very, very keen gambler. - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:17
But he was a very, very keen gambler.
S01 • E01 One got the impression that he simply - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:21
One got the impression that he simply
S01 • E02 Cohn would boast about you never apologize, - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:09
Cohn would boast about you never apologize,
S01 • E02 Deny everything, admit nothing, launch counter attack. - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:05
Deny everything, admit nothing, launch counter attack.
S01 • E01 I did long to be able to help Rupert - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:09
I did long to be able to help Rupert
S01 • E02 [light applause] - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:07
[light applause]
S01 • E01 At Oxford, Rupert is quite gregarious. - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:39
At Oxford, Rupert is quite gregarious.
S01 • E02 And hyperbole is not a lie. - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:06
And hyperbole is not a lie.
S01 • E01 As he put it to his wife, "The boy has got it." - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:17
As he put it to his wife, "The boy has got it."
S01 • E02 I've been asked by some of my friends in the press - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:12
I've been asked by some of my friends in the press
S01 • E02 [cheers and applause] - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:09
[cheers and applause]
S01 • E02 And, in fact, Cohn was the man - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:07
And, in fact, Cohn was the man
S01 • E01 [bells tolling] - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:33
[bells tolling]
S01 • E02 Because Hudson County is the home of Democrats - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:13
Because Hudson County is the home of Democrats
S01 • E02 Rupert Murdoch in the '80s, - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:14
Rupert Murdoch in the '80s,
S01 • E02 He's trying to build - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:09
He's trying to build
S01 • E01 But there was a significant amount of debt to the estate. - The Murdochs: Empire of Influence 00:22
But there was a significant amount of debt to the estate.