Cleopatra, the 1963 epic film starring Elizabeth Taylor, became famous for its unprecedented budget, scandalous behind-the-scenes drama, and lavish production. The film's troubled production nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox, but the immense public fascination with Taylor and her co-star Richard Burton made it a box office success upon release. In 1959, Elizabeth Taylor was offered the titular role. She jokingly asked for a record-breaking $1 million salary, a figure the studio surprisingly agr

18K views · 346 reactions | In the mid-1990s, a world-wide search for the missing footage from "Cleopatra" (1963) was carried out in hopes of restoring the film to a six-hour director's cut length. Only a few scraps turned up, including this clip of the Egyptian queen in exile at her seaside camp. It would have been our first glimpse of Elizabeth in the film if director Joseph L. Mankiewicz's vision had been realized.  | Elizabeth Taylor Archives | Facebook

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