Elizabeth Taylor: Movie Star - The Classic Collection (3 Discs)

Ms Taylor has been a movie star for generations and continues to grab headlines whenever she makes public appearances, usually in support of the many charities she endorses. These are three fascinating performances from the queen of the silver screen which show her acting range at its best.

Featured in this collection are:

The Last Time I Saw Paris (Dir. Richard Brooks) (1954): A romance starring Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Donna Reed, and Eva Gabor. A GI goes to Paris shortly after World War II to write a book. There, he meets a beautiful, wealthy woman and falls in love. All goes well until he cannot sell his book and turns to the bottle. This causes the couple to fight continuously…

Divorce His, Divorce Hers (Dir. Waris Hussein) (1973): In which Ms Taylor stars with the love of her life, Richard Burton. This is a two-sided tale of a marriage that has gone awry after nearly twenty years. The movie is told in two parts - first his side of the divorce, then hers.

Father’s Little Dividend (Dir. Vicente Minnelli) (1951): Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett star as Stanley and Ellie Banks, the parents of newlywed Kay Dunstan (Elizabeth Taylor) in this sequel to Farther of the Bride. Although Stanley’s hoping for some peace and quiet now that Kay’s been married off, he soon learns he’s in for more chaos as an expectant grandfather.

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