The 1963 film Cleopatra was a trailblazing project for a number of reasons. Elizabeth Taylor, who was already a well-established film star, snagged the lead role with ease as the movie’s producer, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burton, who portrayed Mark Antony in the film, had met Taylor years before working together. Their romance began after he showed ...

It's been 50 years since the epic British-American-Swiss production Cleopatra, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, took the cinema world by storm. Cleopatra ...

Cleopatra was a historical figure who, to this day, symbolises feminity, strength and sensuality, but when the Egyptian queen was depicted by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film Cleopatra, a beauty ...

The late Elizabeth Taylor was in her early thirties when she wowed audiences with her role in the movie Cleopatra alongside Richard Burton. The film's story gives a historical account of Cleopatra's ...

The Hollywood epic began filming almost three years before it was released with a budget of $5 million. But by the time of its release in 1963, Cleopatra’s costs had ballooned to $44 million (an earth ...

The gold cape worn by Elizabeth Taylor in two major scenes from the 1963 film Cleopatra is to go up for auction. Bidding for the intricate garment, made from leather and gold, is set to start at ...