Elizabeth Taylor - An Intimate Portrait (TV 1975)

Vintage 1975 documentary about the life of movie queen Elizabeth Taylor hosted by Peter Lawford, and featuring appearances by actors Roddy McDowall and Rock Hudson, directors Richard Brooks... See full summary »

Director:

Pat Shields

Writer:

Al Ramrus

Stars:

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Brooks, Rock Hudson

Cast

Credited cast:
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Herself (archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Brooks	...	Himself
Rock Hudson	...	Himself
Peter Lawford	...	Himself - Host
Samuel Marx	...	Himself (as Sam Marx)
Roddy McDowall	...	Himself
Vincente Minnelli	...	Himself
Helen Rose	...	Herself
Sara Taylor	...	Herself (Mother of Liz Taylor)

Storyline

Vintage 1975 documentary about the life of movie queen Elizabeth Taylor hosted by Peter Lawford, and featuring appearances by actors Roddy McDowall and Rock Hudson, directors Richard Brooks and Vincente Minnelli, Elizabeth's mother Sara Taylor, costumer Helen Rose, and producer Sam Marx. Included on the "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" 2-DVD set. Unfortunately the only survivor of this group as of 2006 is Elizabeth.

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Plot Keywords:

actor | movie set | newsreel footage | movie camera | movie star | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Elizabet Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jack Haley Jr. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This TV film is included as an extra on the Warner 2 disc edition of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).

User Reviews

Insight?

Some good clips are present in this tv biography of Elizabeth Taylor, but the people who speak about her are frequently a bit ridiculous. Peter Lawford, who hosts the show, sounds like he is reading the overblown dialogue off cue cards while half sloshed. Miss Taylor's mother tells long rambling stories about her daughter that could be any mother rambling on about her daughter when the guests are about.

The one good sequence shows director Richard Brooks speaking about the death of her husband, Mike Todd and the making of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. -- parts of his comments are bleeped out. The rest of it consists of macho guests like Roddy McDowall and Rock Hudson speak of how beautiful she is.