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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.
The film examines the conflicted emotions felt by a couple whose 18-year marriage has frayed beyond repair. The first half of the film (Divorce His) details the story from the husband's perspective, and the second half (Divorce Hers) takes the wife's perspective. It is the final film to star both Burton and Taylor together.
Burton and Taylor were not in attendance; Taylor was in London and Burton was filming Becket (1964). [105] Top ticket prices at the Rivoli were a record $5.50. [4] Soon after the film's premiere, its running time was truncated from 244 to 221 minutes. Two weeks after opening in New York, the film's release was expanded into 37 cities. [4]
Burton and Taylor adopted daughter Maria in 1961. However, after 11 films and nearly two decades together, they called it quits for good in 1976.
Liz & Dick is a 2012 American biographical drama television film chronicling the relationship of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. It was directed by Lloyd Kramer, written by Christopher Monger, and produced by Larry A. Thompson. The film stars Lindsay Lohan as Taylor and Grant Bowler as Burton. It premiered on Lifetime on November 25, 2012.
Production was delayed after Taylor contracted bronchitis the day that filming was meant to start. During filming Taylor's pet monkey stole a $1,600 jewel case and was missing for a year. Taylor received a $60,000 brooch from producer John Heyman and Bulgari loaned $2 million of jewels for the film. [5] The film cost £1,913,650 [6] ($4,592,762 ...
Elizabeth Taylor (seated center) arrives with her children — (left to right) Michael Wilding Jr., Christopher Wilding, Maria Burton and Liza Todd Burton — for her 75th birthday party at the ...
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