«A legend of Hollywood, the 1963 production of Cleopatra was budgeted at $2 million and eventually cost (up to) $44 million to produce -- close to $300 million in today's dollars. Liz Taylor almost died during the filming and was given a tracheotomy to keep her alive. The production was forced to move from Rome to London and back to Rome again. Two of its stars fell in love (Taylor and Burton) on the set, ruining both of their marriages. 20th Century Fox essentially went bankrupt, leading to the ousting of its chief. The first director was fired after burning $7 million with nothing to show for it. The second director (Mankiewicz) was fired during editing, only to be rehired when no one else could finish the picture. That said, the production design is stunning. Some of the sequences are amongst the most impressive ever captured on film.»
L'actrice Elizabeth Taylor est morte mercredi 23 mars 2011 à l'âge de 79 ans:
http://www.lemonde.fr/carnet/article/2011/03/23/
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