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The film stars Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role, along with Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall and Martin Landau. It chronicles the struggles of the young queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome. Walter Wanger had long contemplated producing a biographical film about Cleopatra.
The DVD, released in 2006, includes two short films the filmmakers shot along with the movie, one about Big Sur and its artist colony, featuring narration by Burton, and another about the bust of Elizabeth Taylor that was commissioned from a Big Sur artist for use as a prop in the movie.
Burton & Taylor is a BBC Four TV film written by William Ivory and directed by Richard Laxton, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West as legendary acting duo and former couple, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton during their preparation for a 1983 theatrical production of the play, Private Lives.
It starred Burton as the title character Faustus, with Elizabeth Taylor appearing in a silent role as Helen of Troy. The film is a permanent record of a stage production that Burton starred in and staged with Coghill at the Oxford University Dramatic Society in 1966.
However, Taylor, scared by the appeal Loren had for Burton, persuaded Asquith to hire her instead; "Let Sophia stay in Rome", she told him. [6] Taylor's fee was $1 million (£357,143). [7] [8] This was the first time Australian actor Rod Taylor had played an Australian character on film.
That was the scandalous romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. We tend to think of that saga as, simply, the apotheosis of celebrity gossip. ... The film is filled with astonishing clips ...
Elizabeth Taylor in London: Herself Television special 1968 Around the World of Mike Todd: Television documentary 1970 Here's Lucy: Episode: “Lucy Meets The Burtons” 1973 Divorce His, Divorce Hers: Jane Reynolds Television film 1976 Victory at Entebbe: Edra Vilonfsky 1978 Hallmark Hall of Fame: Dr. Emily Loomis Episode: "Return Engagement" 1981
Cast as a sparring couple, twice-married Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton exploded on the screen. ... The film was a smash and it earned 13 Oscar nods, one in every category in which it was ...