Elizabeth Taylor’s life, romances, and films have generated considerable media attention even after her death in 2011. Now, HBO's revealing documentary “Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes” features a series of interviews journalist Richard Meryman conducted with the two-time Oscar winner, eight-time married actress, activist and celebrity back in 1964.
Directed by Nanette Burstein, the film traces Taylor’s career from her early childhood performances in “Lassie Come Home” and “National Velvet,” to her adult roles including “A Place in the Sun," “Giant,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “Suddenly, Last Summer,” leading up to her groundbreaking $1 million payday for the epic “Cleopatra.”
