Martin Nolan, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Julien's Auctions tells PEOPLE about the rich history behind pieces ...

The most famous Cleopatra film was released in 1963 and starred Elizabeth Taylor. The film was hugely expensive for the time — Taylor was reportedly the first actress to get paid $1 million for ...

Two of cinema's biggest stars crossed paths this week with news that Angelina Jolie is to appear in a re-make of Cleopatra, the film epitomised by the one and only Elizabeth Taylor. With her ...

But there was no relationship quite like the one between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The couple met for the first time on the set of Cleopatra in 1962 and quickly began an affair ...

Related: Richard Burton Surprised Wife Elizabeth Taylor with $37K Valentine's Day ... when Taylor nearly succumbed to illness ...

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Under normal circumstances, no one would be complaining about the financial results of Cleopatra, which finished as the highest-grossing film of the year.

Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan), now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra VII (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), attempts to gain favor with Caesar by presenting the conquerer ...

Married several times, Elizabeth Taylor's frequent co-star was her on-again/off-again husband and fellow actor Richard Burton. She met Burton while filming Cleopatra in 1963. The production became ...

Born February 27, 1932, in England, Elizabeth Taylor is one of the world’s most ... She also cheated on Fisher with her Cleopatra costar, Richard Burton; she and Burton married twice.