![Elizabeth Taylor wears a blue dress in 'Cleopatra'](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Taylors-Role-in-1963s-Cleopatra-Photos.jpg?crop=0px%2C477px%2C1701px%2C964px&resize=940%2C529&quality=86&strip=all)
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A Look Back at Elizabeth Taylor’s ‘Cleopatra’ in Photos: Inside the Film’s Scandal and More
The 1963 historical drama Cleopatra saw Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role, with Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall and Martin Landau as part of the supporting cast. Six decades later, the film’s famous visuals and scandalous affair behind the scenes are still widely discussed and heavily debated in the world of cinema.
Scroll below for a look back at some of the scenes from Cleopatra and details about the scandal that rocked the set.
![Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton during kissing scene in 'Cleopatra'](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Taylors-Role-in-1963s-Cleopatra-Photos-8.jpg?fit=800%2C1000&quality=86&strip=all)
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![A scene from Joseph L Mankiewicz's film 'Cleopatra'](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Taylors-Role-in-1963s-Cleopatra-Photos-1.jpg?fit=800%2C609&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Elizabeth Taylor in 'Cleopatra'](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Taylors-Role-in-1963s-Cleopatra-Photos-5.jpg?fit=800%2C1005&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Richard Burton kneels in front of Elizabeth Taylor in 'Cleopatra'](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Taylors-Role-in-1963s-Cleopatra-Photos-6.jpg?fit=800%2C1000&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Elizabeth Taylor is shown as Cleopatra, seated on the throne](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Taylors-Role-in-1963s-Cleopatra-Photos-2.jpg?fit=800%2C1013&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Elizabeth Taylor and Welsh actor Richard Burton on the set of the film Cleopatra](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Taylors-Role-in-1963s-Cleopatra-Photos-3.jpg?fit=800%2C533&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Elizabeth Taylor looking over the crowd in a scene from the film 'Cleopatra'](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Taylors-Role-in-1963s-Cleopatra-Photos-7.jpg?fit=800%2C638&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Elizabeth Taylor is shown with Rex Harrison, who plays Caesar](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elizabeth-Taylors-Role-in-1963s-Cleopatra-Photos-4.jpg?fit=800%2C956&quality=86&strip=all)
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