{"product_id":"cleo","title":"Cleopatra (1963 Promo Graphic\/Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra)","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth Taylor — Cleopatra (1963) Vintage Hollywood Tee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJune 12, 1963\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCleopatra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was supposed to be the grandest historical epic Hollywood had ever produced. Instead, it became one of the most notoriously troubled productions in movie history, involving runaway budgets, international scandals, near-death experiences, and two movie stars who apparently couldn't keep their hands off each other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth Taylor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as the legendary Egyptian queen, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Burton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Mark Antony, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRex Harrison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Julius Caesar, the film was directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoseph L. Mankiewicz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and produced by 20th Century Fox at a staggering cost of approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$44 million\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making it one of the most expensive movies ever made at the time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaylor's elaborate costumes, designed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIrene Sharaff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, included an astonishing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e65 costume changes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring magnificent gold gowns, enormous jeweled headdresses, and some of the most extravagant makeup ever seen on screen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe famous gold cape worn during Cleopatra's entrance into Rome was made with genuine gold-colored leather and thousands of decorative pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaylor had negotiated a groundbreaking million-dollar contract, becoming the first actress to command such an enormous salary for a single film. Thanks to additional contractual payments, she eventually earned several million dollars more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the real entertainment was happening behind the scenes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring filming in Rome, Taylor began a passionate affair with her handsome Welsh costar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Burton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. There was just one small problem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey were both married to other people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaylor was married to singer Eddie Fisher, whom she'd famously stolen from America's sweetheart Debbie Reynolds just a few years earlier, while Burton was married to actress Sybil Williams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe affair exploded into an international scandal, with paparazzi following the couple through Rome and newspapers breathlessly reporting every romantic encounter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVatican condemned their behavior\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, accusing Taylor and Burton of moral irresponsibility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe couple eventually married in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1964\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, beginning one of Hollywood's most legendary and tumultuous romances. They would marry, divorce, remarry, and divorce again, proving that sometimes even the world's most glamorous people can't get their shit together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeanwhile, the movie itself was threatening to bankrupt 20th Century Fox.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduction had originally begun in England, where Taylor became dangerously ill with pneumonia and underwent an emergency tracheotomy. Filming was eventually relocated to Rome, the director was replaced, sets were rebuilt, and expenses spiraled completely out of control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCleopatra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e finally reached theaters, it had become an international obsession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film received \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enine Academy Award nominations, winning four Oscars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and became the highest-grossing movie of 1963, although its enormous expenses meant that financial success took considerably longer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCleopatra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains one of the great monuments to old Hollywood excess, 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