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Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

  • TV Movie
  • 19971997
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
74
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Documentary
This is about the relationship of Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor and Richard Burton.This is about the relationship of Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor and Richard Burton.This is about the relationship of Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor and Richard Burton.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
74
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    • Jonathan Martin
    • Robin Cross
  • Stars
    • Judith Anderson(archive footage)
    • Joan Bennett(archive footage)
    • Marlon Brando(archive footage)
    • Jonathan Martin
    • Robin Cross
  • Stars
    • Judith Anderson(archive footage)
    • Joan Bennett(archive footage)
    • Marlon Brando(archive footage)
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    • 2User reviews
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    Judith Anderson
    Judith Anderson
      Joan Bennett
      Joan Bennett
        Marlon Brando
        Marlon Brando
        • Self
        • (archive footage)
        Richard Burton
        Richard Burton
        • Self
        • (archive footage)
        Sally Burton
        • Self (Last Wife of Burton)
        • (archive footage)
        Montgomery Clift
        Montgomery Clift
          James Dean
          James Dean
            Nathalie Delon
            Nathalie Delon
            • Self
            • (archive footage)
            Sandy Dennis
            Sandy Dennis
              Eddie Fisher
              Eddie Fisher
              • Self
              • (archive footage)
              Laurence Harvey
              Laurence Harvey
                Conrad Hilton Jr.
                Conrad Hilton Jr.
                • Self (First Husband of Liz)
                • (archive footage)
                Hedda Hopper
                Hedda Hopper
                • Self
                • (archive footage)
                Howard Hughes
                Howard Hughes
                • Self
                • (archive footage)
                Grace Kelly
                Grace Kelly
                • Self
                • (archive footage)
                Maia Newley
                • Self
                • (archive footage)
                Paul Newman
                Paul Newman
                  Robert Powell
                  Robert Powell
                  • Narrator
                    • Jonathan Martin
                    • Robin Cross
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                    Castles in the Air
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                    Music by Kenneth Essex (as Derek Dwyer)

                    De Wolfe Music Ltd

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                  7/10
                  Interesting, Workmanlike British Take On Great Romances
                  Actor Robert Powell narrates this series of 30 minute programs dealing with great romances of the 20th century, which must have originally been done for a British audience, but have recently been turning up as late night PBS filler. It's a bit lurid, kind of dry, but ultimately entertaining, due to to Powell's excellent voice work and wonderful, glitzy, leftover background music by De Wolfe Music Limited. This stuff has been used umpteen times in countless films and television series. If you grew up in the sixties, you'll recognize it immediately. It is at once familiar and well-suited to the material. The shows take on lots of Hollywood legends, including Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton, Howard Hughes and any of his many women, plus historical and political figures, i.e. British and Russian royalty and others. It's the kind of thing which you'll neither turn off, nor seek out. There's lots of fine rare photos and footage throughout, as well as some famous shots. You could do a lot worse. What takes it down a notch, is the feeling that all of this is a retread of an earlier series with added narration, the same music and scant new visuals. The bottom line is, if you run across it, it might be worth your time to check out, but I wouldn't fall over myself to find it. It's a tame entertainment and I believe, was meant to be exactly that.
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                    • November 22, 1997 (United States)
                    • United Kingdom
                    • English
                  • Production companies
                    • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
                    • Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd.
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                  • 30 minutes
                    • Black and White
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                    • Mono

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