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This unique artistic fusion offers a deeply impressive visual and auditory experience, seamlessly weaving the enchanting and dramatic melodies of Maurice Ravel's Bolรฉro into the magnificent setting of Queen Cleopatra's grand entrance into Romeโ€”one of the most iconic and epic scenes in the 1963 historical drama "Cleopatra", directed by...

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Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra VII arriving in Rome in a lavish procession which wins the adulation of the Roman people in โ€œCleopatraโ€ (1963), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. โ–บ Cleopatra's entrance into Rome was nearly ruined when enthusiastic extras started shouting โ€œLiz! Liz!โ€ instead of โ€œCleopatra! Cleopatra!โ€ โ–บ During Cleopatra's entry into Rome, the shots of the entry of Cleopatra's giant sphinx, and the parade that precedes it, were filmed several months apart, posing problems in matching the lighting. โ–บ The American child actor who played Taylor's four-year-old son got taller during the delay. He was replaced by an Italian boy, complete with a thick, inappropriate accent. โ–บ Elizabeth Taylor signed on to portray the title role for a record-setting salary of $1 million plus ten percent of the box-office gross. โ–บ Taylor stipulated that the film would be shot in Europe and in the Todd-AO format, developed by Taylor's late husband Mike Todd (who had died in 1958), which ensured that Taylor would receive additional royalties. โ–บ The budget for Elizabeth Taylor's costumes was $194,800 which was the highest ever for a single-screen actress. Taylor's costume in this video was made from 24-carat gold cloth. โ–บ โ€œCleopatraโ€ earned Elizabeth Taylor a Guinness World Record for the most costume changes in a film (65). This record was eclipsed in 1968 by Julie Andrews with 125 costume changes in the film Star!. โ–บ Taylor's costumes were designed by Irene Sharaff who won the Academy Award for โ€œCostume Design โ€• Colorโ€ at the 36th Academy Awards held on April 13, 1964.

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