Cleopatra and the Undoing of Hollywood: How One Film Almost Sunk the Studios

by Patrick Humphries

The extraordinary story of the making of Cleopatra, the film that changed the face of Hollywood

Cleopatra has its place as one of the most fabled films of all time. While others have won more Oscars, attracted better reviews and taken more money at the box office, the 1963 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton stands alone in cinema legend. What began in 1958 as a $2 million vehicle for Joan Collins eventually opened...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180399018X
• ISBN13: 9781803990187
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"