CLEOPATRA, PAIR OF PORTRAITS, 20TH Century Fox,1963
CLEOPATRA, PAIR OF PORTRAITS, 20TH Century Fox,1963

ITALY, 27 X 39 IN., LINEN BACKED. (A) THESE PORTRAITS OF BURTON AND TAYLOR WERE CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ROME PREMIER. THE ANTICS OF THE AMERICAN CAST HAD SO ENTERTAINED THE ROMANS DURING THE YEARS OF PRODUCTION IN THE ETERNAL CITY (IT CAME TO BE KNOWN AT FOX AS THE ETERNAL FILM) THAT THEY GAVE IT A SPECTACULAR SEND OFF WHEN IT OPENED IN ITS "HOME TOWN." (2)

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CLEOPATRA, PAIR OF PORTRAITS, 20TH Century Fox,1963
Italy, 27 x 39 in., linen backed. (A)
These portraits of Burton and Taylor were created specifically for the Rome premier. The antics of the American cast had so entertained the Romans during the years of production in the Eternal City (it came to be known at Fox as The Eternal Film) that they gave it a spectacular send off when it opened in its "home town." (2)

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