However, these are not the reasons why the film entered the public lexicon. Rather, it's because Cleopatra was simultaneously ...
The story of the Egyptian ruler has been adapted to the screen countless times, most famously (or infamously) in the 1963 Cleopatra film starring Elizabeth Taylor, which experienced a troubled ...
Before Heaven's Gate, Ishtar, and John Carter became unfortunate emblems of giant Hollywood fiascos, Cleopatra threatened to destroy the fabric of the film industry in 1963. The historical epic to ...
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 ...