The Love Story of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton: Hollywood's Most Iconic Couple

The most talked about couple of the 1960's: Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton, made dozens of films together, and even walked down the aisle, and, out the divorce court twice! This is the tale of this legendary couple.
Director & Writer : Bertrand Tessier
Elizabeth Taylor movies: • The Last Time I Saw Pa... , • The Last Time I Saw Pa...
Richard Burton movies: • Video

[@helengabr5743]

There will never be another Hollywood love story like this one. I hope they found each other on the other side ❤❤

[@mp7140]

I think it was not love. More like opssesion.

[@kathleengill994]

The real Hollywood love story was Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward

[@fob1xxl]

Taylor and Burton WERE the most Iconic REAL couple of the screen. They loved, they fought, they made up and they'd try again. Two huge personalities that were THE MATCH for publicity. EVERYONE FED OFF THEM ! It was amazing to watch as it was happening. They were like magnets to eachother. They truly lived their lives to the fullest. Very few of us would ever experience that kind of love and passion. How really lucky they were.

[@mishima7083]

I can see as I had same love...

[@fob1xxl]

@@mishima7083 ME too ! For 40 years until they passed away in 2017. Everyone has always told us how very lucky we were. If you've never experienced it, you couldn't possibly understand.

[@sl4983]

I believe you.

[@astraluna6is9]

Agree

[@rivaridge7211]

fob1xxl - Great celebrity, adrenalin and passion (mixed with love) does not always make for a happy marriage - or a full life. Elizabeth confided to a friend (after the couple divorced - for the second time) that she was "so tired of playing Virginia Woolf - and had enough.") Richard and Elizabeth both struggled with alcoholism and, on one outing, (while Burton was on "the wagon") Elizabeth ordered a bottle of whiskey for her husband - telling him that he was "boring" while sober. (Richard gave as good as he got when it came to Elizabeth). The point is that these things take a physical and mental toll, and the famed Hollywood couple would pay a big price. Mr. Burton would pass on at age 58 in 1984 - a frail shadow of himself from his acting heyday. Elizabeth, to her great credit, spoke openly about her addictions to alcohol and pain medications (during her later years) and became a shining light for many of those going through the same struggles. May they both RIP.

[@helenwinslett3201]

The passion that Taylor and Burton had for each other ran thru their veins. They never loved anybody else the same way and they took that love to their graves.

[@melianna999]

Pity they didn't love God this way but THINGS and lust.

[@sylviacarlson3561]

Helen, Liz said if Mike Todd hadn't died in a plane crash, she would have been married to him forever. The fact that they eventually divorced (She and Richard) tells you that they did indeed love other people afterwards.

[@issbelvillastella5063]

@@melianna999 jesus?the son of mary,the h0rny one who went to bed with gabriel,got pregnant by him and told the 1d1ot joseph it was his kid? god ,the one who allows babies to be born sick? your god is a little mother.

[@tundrawomansays694]

@@melianna999 🎶I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints-the sinners have much more fun…”🎵

[@melianna999]

@@tundrawomansays694 Saints laugh louder. And they happy for ever

[@sydludwig1826]

I was 23 and not well acquainted with Elizabeth or Richard, but my mom had tickets to Private Lives in LA in late 1983. I went with her to see the play and it was delightful, funny and charming. I was so glad I got to see Richard perform before he died. Since then I've watched many movies with Elizabeth in them and enjoy them. May they both Rest In Peace.

[@delilasloan8914]

I'm sad that I will never get to see Richard on stage..how was it? I am very familiar with the play

[@sydludwig1826]

The play was great. They were both funny and there was a scene where they were eating grapes, and the grapes had seeds and they were spitting them out in between there lines. They had a wonderful chemistry. Initially I was Just tagging along with my mom, but I was so surprised that I loved the play. ;)

[@rampageclover9788]

Wait you saw both of them together?

[@sydludwig1826]

@Rampage Clover Yes, both of them starred in the play together. ;)

[@rampageclover9788]

@@sydludwig1826 I didn't know they were still together at the end of Burton's life

[@raquelvlogzz1183]

Richard and Elizabeth didn't care what nobody say.They lived life to the fullest.

[@user-er6zk5mt6u]

My kinda people. Elizabeth had gonads as large as Burton’s and he loved it! Never trying to dim her light with male insecurity, but to brighten it, as he stood by her side. A giant in his own right.

[@sarahholland2600]

Melvyn Bragg's book on him, called 'Rich' is fantastic. I could read it over & over. I'm still a huge fan of Richard Burton to this day. Talent, charisma, intelligence, brooding good looks.

[@barbarapalmer8224]

Well said Sarah

[@rramyar5558]

Without intending to judge, I must say that the life of these two outstanding artists has been more interesting than any romantic book or dramatic movie. Their memory is alive

[@meghanmisaliar]

Thars just giving your opinion. That's not "judging".

[@lindakahler4799]

You must read the book of love letters. Richard s last wife would not let Elizabeth visit the grave after the funeral. It was on private property. Elizabeth's son decided that after her death he would publish the letters as sort of a kick in the shins for keeping Liz away. The letters are beautiful.

[@lindakahler4799]

Elizabeth destroyed the last letter because it was too personal. A friend sold the Krupp diamond to Richard and made jewelry for Forbes to give to Elizabeth. He let me try on the $30k diamond and emerald bracelet Forbes commissioned for her birthday. I will never wear anything that expensive again. It was gorgeous

[@helenlauer9545]

Amazing; they seem as superficial as any two people could possibly be and still claim to be hugely rich. Taylor got engaged socially in wonderful ways when she was older. But as a couple -- all glitz and glam and little else, so far as I could see. Of course, i'm nothing and worthless as others have commented. Still opinion is opinion; if we all agreed what would be the point of commenting at all?

[@gladysperez6899]

Vida de chismes de esa época pero de novela nada ..

[@Saral_Lekhi]

She was too beautiful. Overtly gorgeous but she had almost a raw rustic passion to balance it. She remained a nice person and a fiesty girl who loved to live and laugh. U can see how wise and truthful and uncomplicated she is in her head. Her interviews are so interesting to hear. I wish there were way more!

[@sl4983]

Agree, just unbelievable

[@betsylalich4570]

Her interview with Johnny Carson, before his famous classic show came to an end, was wonderful. She was witty, funny, adorable, and intelligent. She also had regained her magnificent beauty, just before her 60th birthday. It is a joy to watch.

[@meghanmisaliar]

​@@betsylalich4570 was that when she was wearing the blk leather jacket? She did look amazing there.

[@meghanmisaliar]

She was a very down to earth person.

[@lindakahler4799]

Funny Burton story. He was doing Hamlet and who was in the first row but Churchill. Hamlet is a very long play and is often edited. Well Burton is acting and Churchill is mouthing the words right along with him. Word for word. Suddenly one of the edits comes along and Churchill gets flustered. Burton tried his best to keep composure and continue. Richard said it was one of the worst nights ever

[@barbarabrooker2502]

Richard Burton to this day is my favorite actor. A real talent who brought literature and stories to life. Never has there been a voice like his+

[@jeanlind7540]

Far better than Olivier, who used to overdo everything.

[@juliedunkley1055]

He had the most wonderful voice and handsome face

[@moriahfeatherrae8265]

Agreed

[@sylviacarlson3561]

Yes Barbara he had a truly great speaking voice.

[@meghanmisaliar]

His voice was electrifying. Pure masculinity and charisma.

[@loretta6971]

How bittersweet this is. They always had such passion for one another. They broke each others heart. But loved each other forever in a way that never fades even to the end of time itself.

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

he broke her heart by cheating constantly, drinking,etc. He killed the mariage.

[@ZFern9390]

A friend told me she read in one of her biographies that there wasn't a lot of emotional depth to him. A bit emotionally shallow. It's very challenging on a relationship when one person can't sustain a depth and evolving on a personal level nor as a couple. I tried having a relationship with my parents for decades with always dead ends because they had no emotional depth.

[@shuffleaccount1985]

this was a wonderful step back in time to two people who loved each other but could not live together

[@Asterion67]

They were twin souls, destined to be together forever. I know EXACTLY the kind of love they experienced.

[@sylviacarlson3561]

Valeria P. - Except it didn't last forever dear. Cheaters rarely last.

[@jimnewcombe7584]

...filled with animosity, jealousy, cantankerousness and alcoholism: a Disney happy ending. I'd rather have spent a night with him than her, but that's for the love of poetry and bacchanalia. If she'd been Ava Gardner or Bardot, I'd have more the impression of amorous warmth; but with even the young Taylor I find something steely and unwelcoming in her eyes, as if "bitch" were tattooed across her forehead. Still, they retain a fascination, and I'm only speaking for personal taste, of course.

[@trawlins396]

Everyone feels that way in the infatuation phase.

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

@@trawlins396 so true, then reality sets in

[@lesleybrown1583]

it was lust!There is NO love without Jesus!

[@deborahrobben7721]

The most romantic couple of the century! They will never be forgotten!

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

he used her

[@CristinaF210]

@@melisagalvalizi6982 agreed that wasnt love he never loved her he was a drunk, maybe he loved her only when drunk out of his mind, drunk for her money, and dont get me started on Liz...

[@CristinaF210]

oh hes a sweetheart especially when he told everyone on set he just f $%£" Elizabeth Taylor in the back of his cadillac what a guy my God no idea what Liz saw in him, must have been the booz

[@yvonneplant9434]

Last century. And, yes, he did use her in the beginning. Then he got trapped.

[@yvonneplant9434]

​@@CristinaF210They were co-dependent alcoholics. She, at least, acknowledged that she was an addict. He never really did that.

[@KSP30]

Beautiful yet very sad. Wish they could have been together in a healthy way. Rest In Peace to both.

[@TheRickie41]

There is no health in passion, alas... may they r.i.p., they are together now...I suppose.

[@sylviacarlson3561]

k P - there's no healthy way in cheating.

[@debrahouston2884]

My thoughts and sentiments exactly. But until they both had conquered the bottle, they were not yet ready for the 3rd, best and gentler round. Alcohol Addiction (any addiction) will strangle the opportunity you have together. I know...My mother lived it; my oldest sister lived it and so did I...The bottle (the drug, whatever its name) is all consuming.

[@melianna999]

@@TheRickie41 I don't think so.

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

@@debrahouston2884 she conquered the bottle, burton had way too many demons

[@tinafarrar2527]

Richard Burton deserved an award every stage or movie he was in!

[@meghanmisaliar]

Especially Virginia Woolf. It's a tragedy that he didn't win for that.

[@penelopekelly3393]

Welshman always atractjve

[@janel342]

And he pissed it all away. Seriously folks. God given talent and he failed to honour it. A disparate life. He sings Camelot like the brilliant Shakespearean actor he is and he has HIS HANDS IN his POCKETS

[@josieteresi6653]

WELL DONE DOCUMENTARY! WHAT A STORY OF TWO SOUL MATES AND MORE

[@aruglaempire2518]

Two famous alcoholics and drug addicts are the "more".

[@angelamina7483]

Ruined by alcohol money egoism. Or in other words : Stupidity While children in Africa dig their diamonds for a dollar a day and 10/12 hours of work What a story those children!!!!

[@renabunce8691]

So fortunate to have spent my lunch with him when he offered me and a friend to share his table at thr Royal Forresters pub in Bracknell! He was filming in Bracknell at the time! He had beautiful eyes and was extremely gracious and charming! I remember he said to me “what a capacious handbag “

[@Lolabelle59]

Love both of them, for themselves and together. Rest in peace.

[@FenyxBlaiseAsche]

The energy of the acting talent these two lovebirds had respectively could have lit up an entire country.

[@Farbautisonn]

I don't think the world will see a couple like Burton and Taylor for a couple of centuries more. Both were Iconic actors, and their love was something written in the stars. When you see Taylor looking at him, she seems in awe of him. And while Burton and Taylor eventually remarried, its painfully obvious when you read his biography, that he considered his time with Taylor as the best days of his life. I do not think they ever stopped loving eachother.

[@melianna999]

written in the ...lust. Now they know ..if was it worth it.

[@deborahrobben7721]

They were the most passionate couple on the planet. They were truly in love! What a great couple! They are my favorite actor and actress of all time!

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

he married those women because he needed a nurse but he wanted to go back with elizabeth, unfirtunately he hurt her a lot

[@dianemickey5441]

I didn’t think much of either of them 🤷‍♀️

[@joanmcdermott6798]

Then why did they divorce?

[@richardshiggins704]

Burton should have received an Oscar either for Who's Afraid of VW or Night of the Iguana or perhaps both

[@vernaburns1629]

Loved Night of the Iguana. Also, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

[@yvonneplant9434]

At one time he had more Oscar noms without ever winning.

[@andyroo9381]

Elizabeth once said, in an interview, the reason Richard Burton didn't win Best Actor for "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf" was because Hollywood was jealous of his talent.

[@yvonneplant9434]

His first nom, I think, was for My Cousin Rachel.

[@yvonneplant9434]

​@@andyroo9381Lll

[@mariezimri1290]

I always felt they died loving each other more than anyone one else ever in their lives.

[@lgempet2869]

Yes, I would agree w/you in that they both had issues they were trying to work-out together as “iron sharpens iron.” However, I really believed she loved her 3rd husband, Mike Todd as well, who passed away in a plane crash shortly after their marriage. He was loving, kind, & spoiled her mercilessly w/jewels, etc. She stated in many interviews how wonderful their relationship was & how horribly devastated she was when she lost him.

[@debbieallport4514]

Taylor and Burton were soul mates no doubt about it , I am sure they will meet again ...

[@andyroo9381]

This was a great documentary - short - but great! It revealed information I had not known before. This gave detailed insight to their marriage(s) and what drove them to divorce. I have seen quite a few documentaries, on Elizabeth, Richard and their marriage, that I almost didn't click on this one. I am so glad I did. As a side note; Richard Burton should have won the Best Actor Academy Award for "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf".

[@Dory8]

He did oratory not acting. But, yes, in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf he was superb.

[@sashek8451]

I know what she meant how “after Richard all the others were really just there to hold my coat”. Nothing could compare to not being with your other half. Tumultuous or otherwise your heart mind and soul don’t understand such minor details. Someone might as well tear you in two and you can try to go on but everything will just be shades of gray because it knew what it was to reach the heights and the depths. It’s transformative. Like a near death experience nothing will ever be the same. It doesn’t always mean a happy ending. In this dimension, at least.

[@ikotsk]

Elizabeth Taylor was and will be definitely the most beautiful woman the world ever known as far as I'm concerned.

[@TheRapnep]

Vivienne Leigh was more beautiful. So was Ava Gardner. JMHO

[@rahelrubeni3530]

Yes she was the most beautiful woman in the world God bless her soul ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@vogelfrau2425]

Prefer Audrey Hepburn

[@ikukootsuka744]

@@vogelfrau2425 The two actress are very different type. I love Audrey Hepburn. She is so special!

[@sl4983]

Vivien Leigh?

[@patty4709]

I believe these two were the true love of each other’s lives. But both were difficult to live with so it did not last.

[@melianna999]

Lust doesn't last.

[@meghanmisaliar]

Thank you Captain Obvious.

[@ZFern9390]

​@@melianna999their relationship was obviously not that superficial. Relationships are very complex and if both people aren't of emotional depth it isn't sustainable.

[@anuski7717]

Not everyone’s love can be a fairy tale but two different kinds of people do fall in love. I hate how people say stop “romanticizing their love”. Their love was whatever they felt and did and it’s in the past but if someone would just read about their relationship you would know the truth. Substance abuse and infidelity would ruin any relationship.

[@oliverford5367]

The fact that they divorced twice limits how much we can consider them "soulmates". It's hardly the 73 years of marriage of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip for example

[@santangelogaia19]

@@oliverford5367 Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were together stuck by royal duties... They never divorced because they could not without causing scandals 😂😂😂 Elizabeth and Richard were free of any duty

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

I think The Sandpiper was cast so well with these two. Love her

[@nicoletanis3703]

Thanks CCC for that wonderful coverage! Elizabeth Taylor was so beautiful and talented. Her friendship with Michael Jackson and her support for people victim with HIV-AIDS were amazing.❤

[@joycefroney6162]

The most beautiful women ever. Her eyes were deep lavender. I saw her as she was coming out of Halston in NY.

[@user-bl7ow4rj4y]

excellent presentation of material, illustration, excellent presenters. Respect to the authors.

[@privatemailcall6011]

Ahhhhh..... The Golden couple... Two beautiful people, literally! Always loved them both,,, as actors & as a couple... and frankly, as people. Both talented beyond perfecftion...

[@rdlewis3616]

Liz finally came into her own, and in later life she survived cancer, seemed comfortable in a larger body, shaved her head and allowed her hair to go grey. She finally seemed happy as herself, and I greatly admire her for that. How difficult it must be to be such a beauty icon growing older.

[@akrenwinkle]

She had skin cancer, basal cell. I've had it, wouldn't exactly call myself a survivor.

[@justifiedfreely6715]

Where is she seen with grey hair and being shook with it ? She has plastic surgery on her face

[@yvonneplant9434]

​@@justifiedfreely6715 Right after her brain tumor surgery while her hair was growing out. That's when we learned her hair was really white and she had been dying it for years. Her dad was prematurely gray so, I'd say, she took after him. I was disappointed that she didn't just leave her hair gray/white. It was okay like that.

[@eyeswideopen7777]

She was in a wheelchair for most of her life. That's what I heard.

[@lollypopdrop3961]

Age,,,, Happens to all of us; if you’re lucky!

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

That commentator/former acting colleague gave an impression of Elizabeth Taylor pretty much fading away and having no life after Burton's death----when the exact opposite is true. She kicked her booze/pill habit, lost 60lbs, (regaining her glamorous beauty) saw a resurgence of her acting career for awhile, wrote a bestselling book (called Elizabeth Takes Off) AND founded a fragrance empire which is still going strong and making bank for her descendants. Not to mention her steadfast support of Awareness and fundraising for Aids, which was a big deal at the time. It should also be noted that---as much as she adored Richard, he was the SECOND greatest love of her Life, AFTER Mike Todd. In fact, she said in her book how Burton once told her that, had Mike Todd lived, she (Elizabeth) would still be married to him and he (Richard) wouldn't never have had a chance.

[@miriammerritt3438]

What a shame they never had children together....they would probably have looked stunning......I used to live near his sister Cissie in Wales.....she was lovely. and so proud of him.......she still lived in the bungalow he bought her...Such talent chucked away down the neck of a bottle.....

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

they adopted a girl

[@reneeoleari]

"Night of the Iguana" - is my favorite Richard Burton Film (with Ava Gardner). Elizabeth Taylor is exceptional in everything she ever did. Intervention was good for Taylor (and all of us - as we got to appreciate her even more). I met Elizabeth Taylor (at a Fashion Show). I was a model (during her department store perfume line). She was stunning - even when along in years, and she was very kind.

[@RH-td7vc]

Were her eyes really violet?

[@elizabethmcleod246]

@@RH-td7vc Yes, a director who I met on a trip and knew her said it was true. Her eyes were violet.

[@user-zj5hu9dm4f]

Handsome man Merveilleux couple

[@pamelamays4186]

The original Hollywood power couple.

[@pukachelle]

She was stunning a couple of years after he died, she was on the cover of everything.

[@meghanmisaliar]

She was stunning her whole entire life.

[@maggiemae7539]

@@meghanmisaliarno way! She ended up looking like the painting in the attic of Dorian Grey!

[@meghanmisaliar]

@@maggiemae7539 no she didn't. When?? Even as older woman she was beautiful.

[@yvonneplant9434]

She went to rehab for her addictions in 1984. And, yes, it did help her renew her appearance.

[@yvonneplant9434]

​@@maggiemae7539At the end...there was some truth to that.

[@senniewhite6301]

*Two people may love each other for life, but may not find complete fulfillment because of human frailty.*

[@yvonneplant9434]

They were co-dependent addicts. So quite frail indeed.

[@zyxmyk]

from what i've read, they were both alcoholics and they had to split up because they made each other worse. in burton's diaries he said he would try to quit and taylor would say, "Have a drink, you're so dull when you're sober." Pretty toxic situation.

[@melianna999]

They both were not very intelligent. Good match.

[@meghanmisaliar]

​@@melianna999 not true. He had an almost genius level IQ. Get your facts straight.

[@meghanmisaliar]

That's true. He wanted to quit but she made it hard for him. 😊

[@gypzs9]

Ultimately, maybe a power struggle that can only be lost when addiction is involved. They had the best of love and the worst; they lived it in all the glory and pain. And now they both belong to the ages, as shall we all eventually.

[@ZFern9390]

Ew! tasteless as hell when Burton told everyone the next day that he " f@$#&d her in the back of his Cadillac last night" Jesus! It was messed up out of the gate!

[@astraluna6is9]

Undeniable love in their eyes for each other. Can you just imagine for a coupla minutes, what it would be like to sit down with these two, have a drink or 5, and talk about a simple topic as the weather? Then move on to what Shakespearean theater of let’s say the 17th century was like? I think about it often.🎭

[@meghanmisaliar]

Especially with him. He seemed like an excellent conversationalist.

[@jenniferjensen9434]

What a life that woman led!! My goodness!! Charmed and tragic, sad and fun, lavish and trashy at times!! She exemplifies the good and bad of humanity and make believe. :)

[@granddame1000]

The heart wants what the hearts wants regardless of the people

[@ZFern9390]

Yes it does!

[@smith3329]

There's 1,000 reasons why this was a bad idea. But you can feel the chemistry even now.

[@joycerandall9800]

I believe Richard was the one man she truly loved.

[@melianna999]

She" loved" seven. Many of them were someone else's husbands. Poor soul of her.

[@corra7]

Now this is a “power couple”! I’d marry him twice too!

[@meghanmisaliar]

Definitely. He was all man. 😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nicoleboyle9255]

Great documentary!!❤

[@annkow9154]

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt of Golden Era. Orginal powerfull couple. The same thing with Vivien Leigh and Laurence Oliver who were the first powerfull couple in Hollywood history.

[@kang0528]

Well Leigh and Olivier lasted 20 years, longer

[@debrahouston2884]

Honestly, if Vivian Leigh had not had her mental problems, she and Olivier would have lasted, I believe...

[@kathrynj.hernandez8425]

Pitt and Jolie...meh.

[@SL-ze6su]

The comparison of Richard burton with brad pitt made me giggle

[@mishima7083]

Burton and Taylor the best Others are too much suoerficial .notxsi good actors too Sorry I m Italian

[@minnietrout814]

This is an excellent film. I only wish it was longer. Engrossing!! 👏👏👏

[@CultCinemaClassics]

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[@nealwhaley63]

Passion, lust, romance, envy…..they all crumble without respect.

[@anamariapandelcastillo98]

Dos almas pasionales y tormentosas

[@tracieday8661]

There was a certain aristocracy in Hollywood back in the day. It's greatly missed by me today.

[@Explorer24904]

Married to all these men yet she died alone...What a life...

[@christineparis5607]

Ron Berkley was Richard Burtons makeup man for 20 years. Berkley is a very old name and title, Richard was always tickled that he, a poor boy from a coal mining family in poverty, ended up with a practically royal employee from one of the oldest families in England....

[@mikehinton9079]

Humble beginning from South Wales to global superstar

[@mirabella2154]

That was really intriguing. Thanks.

[@olhamagno1182]

My god, am not born in her era but am so interested to her love story so beautiful and exciting ❤❤

[@lemonhead162]

Richard Burton was very handsome when he was young. Wow!

[@queencharlotte3793]

Woouuwww....what a life....😢😢😢❤❤❤

[@kevinhealey6540]

I knew a Taxi driver who picked up Elisabeth Taylor in Stuttgart Germany back in the 70s at the airport. She was with another female. She was very nice and cordial. He saw all of her films and asked her questions about them. She told him everything she could. When he let her off, she thanked him and give him the best tip he ever had in his life. He said American celebrities tip good but not as good as that. German celebrities give a better than average tip, but nothing like the Americans celebs. 28:54 Personal friends of their's said, in "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf, they weren't acting."

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Amazing and so glorious 😲…but so…..very….sad too! 😢

[@sylviacarlson3561]

Redcoat's Renaissance - sad for their spouses you mean.

[@penkakostadinova5108]

How interesting! Richard was a theatrical actor and she was a cinema actress! He didn't catch her talents at first, but the camera picked them up! 😀

[@dillianrivera9478]

These two were soul mates what a love they are United again

[@melianna999]

Where? Hell?

[@mistieblue9]

Very nice documentary here! Bravo 👏

[@fattanehfarahi.F.F]

My favorit couple of all time.I have loved them my hole life.Richard and Elizabeth for ever.❤❤

[@sjwilloughby-greene8214]

I am so glad I watched this. I usually am more of a history buff, but this was well done. Thank you.

[@vickitaylor680]

Mike Todd was the love of her life. If he hadn’t died, the Burton affair never would have happened. Eddie Fisher was no Mike Todd.

[@christinechoptij4233]

Eddie Fisher was a huge mistake.

[@ellenmuseum]

Ironic that coal miner's son bought worlds biggest diamond

[@rachel-rb4bp]

🤣🤣

[@kirk1007]

Yes IT IS. Great observation

[@homirasharif3516]

Wow...great observation !!! How iconic for him 😉

[@elzbietapaulina9808]

Yeah really amzing observation 😏

[@suspendeddisbelief401]

All part of the script. This 'stuff' is not real. It's to sell. Sell books, films, 'icons'€€€€. Hollywood sure is for the gullible.

[@user-sf3fe4bh2q]

Though Richard was a drunkard he was a very charismatic man!

[@yvonneplant9434]

He died early promarily because of his alcohol abuse. Drinking destroyed him physically.

[@cynsmi]

Just the most amazing looking couple.

[@trawlins396]

Agree. If they would've had a son together he would've been gorgeous if he had her dark hair and his radiant green eyes. Burton was ultra masculine and she was ultra feminine. There has never been actor talented enough to play him in a biopic. MAYBE Daniel Craig.

[@rampageclover9788]

They loved each other but weren’t good for each other

[@monikalorenz547]

Beide grosse Künstler...!!!!!!!

[@Annie-pz8yd]

Elizabeth Taylor was a real beauty... I've always thought...

[@susanacordovana3379]

Pareja perfecta, íconos del amor. Talentosos y bellos.

[@buddyvilla7393]

Richard Burton was on a hot streak in the 1960 s. Beckett ,Night Of The Iguana,The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,Virginia Woolf,Anne of a Thousand Days even films which most critics would call average The Sandpiper,and The VIPs Richard always stood out!!If my memory serves Richard got into Oxford when he was only 15!!! There was a quota on Welshman at Oxford so his mentor /professor changed his name from Jenkins to Burton. It’s hard to believe but English was Richards second language!!! Richard also was a Bombadeer in the RAF during the Second World War. When asked by a journalist what he learned in the RAF Richard replied”Fear”!!!! To his credit he was able to quit drinking. But could never quit those damn ciggies. When he died Richard Harris was here in San Diego in a revival of Camelot. Harris the Irishman and Burton the Welshman were great pals and partners in nocturnal debauchery. When Harris was ambushed by a local TV crew here in San Diego and asked if he had a comment about the death of Richard Burton he replied” he’s not dead he’ll never be dead to me”. Nor to his thousands of friends and millions of fans from San Diego to New York to London and Cardiff to Melbourne and Perth to Sough Africa and literally all over the world.

[@omvedaomega8935]

Such a beautiful story💔

[@standupphilosopher7059]

In 1985 she wasn't in a wheelchair it was much later. In fact in 1985 she had lost weight and was still tremendously beautiful. I was a preteen I wondered who she was🤔She seemed to be on every talk show.

[@maryellengrayberg9146]

RIP Liz & Richard.🙏

[@birgitpeters7975]

Dieser Beitrag über Richard und Liz war sehr aufschlussreich, sehr interessant. Danke dafür.

[@dorothyreid3607]

You could see their love and desire for each other in the movie The Sandpiper, you could almost feel the lust they had for each other it seemed to ooze out of them. Very few people find that kind of love they did.

[@annresnik6059]

Amazing that Zev Bruffman saved Elizabeth Taylor! NEVER heard that before!

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

it wasn't exactly how he told it. Her family and friends gathered and intervened.

[@LUCY-0205]

Единственный мужчина, который на самом деле подходил Элизабет, обворожительная пара была🤗👍👌🙏🏻❤

[@CultCinemaClassics]

Действительно, они были такими!

[@lordemed1]

Richard Burton, on being married to Elizabeth Taylor-"Every night was like a one-night stand."

[@ironduke2000]

To see Darwin Porter here, you wouldn't think he's written biographies packed with lies that he knew to be lies, but apparently he was capable of accuracy on occasion.

[@carolynkingsley4421]

A great love story, one that will be told and retold. There has been nothing in this generation to equal it.

[@dcgallin]

With celebrities you mean? People fall in love lime that all the time, we just don't know their stories...

[@annetteelliott1494]

I read somewhere that Mike Todd was her great love, he died in a plane crash......be as it may, Richard was a great actor and is synonym with Liz.... ..The Sandpiper was a lovely romantic movie with them starring together......

[@xoxo20000]

It was nice that her and Carrie Fisher mom made up later in life over the Eddie Fisher debacle but idk how you could sleep with your best Friend's husband. That is just so foul. Elizabeth was beautiful and a good actress but she was sketchy as a person.

[@SL-ze6su]

If you look into there's a psychological explanation to that, there's a lot of people who bond with their partner's closest friend after their de4th. Liz Taylor didn't respect other people's relationship but in the end the same happened to her multiple times so I think she learned from it

[@andyroo9381]

Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor married each other out of grief. They were each so close to Mike Todd that they just needed each other. I believe Eddie Fisher said he and Elizabeth only talked about Mike Todd the first year of their marriage. It was just out of pure grief.

[@fob1xxl]

What most people never mention is that Debbie and Eddie were already having marital problems and by the time Todd was killed, Eddie already had left Debbie and filed for divorce.

[@destinyclark4133]

@@fob1xxl No, Eddie only asked for a divorce after Debbie had called his hotel room one night and heard Elizabeth in the background. Debbie herself said she didn’t want to believe the rumors that they were sleeping around and waited for nearly a month before finally agreeing to a divorce.

[@Dory8]

@@fob1xxl An excuse men use to rationalise bad behaviour.

[@biancadirocco2605]

J'ai découvert il y a peu ce duo dans le film...le chevalier des sables. Quel film magnifique!

[@Redheadedlady55]

~Enjoyed this very much.

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

They were a force to be reckon with. I feel a bit sad for Sybil.

[@SL-ze6su]

It's sad but Sybil would go through this one way or another because he never intended to be faithful

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

Elizabeth was not unsure of herself, she knew damm well who she was married to.

[@sandradee1579]

Exactly. She didn't trust him.

[@11cabadger]

Another excellent video. The narrator, biographers and behind-the-scenes people are always so well-suited to telling the subjects' love stories. And of course the photographs and clips are wonderful. Elizabeth and Richard were truly an iconic couple. I vaguely remember the start of their love story (I was very young). They were always in the Press, on TV, or at the movies. I never realized, until this doc how much they were a part of my life! Even though they are both gone, their love is still felt. Speaking of their love story, I saw Debbie Reynolds dancing like a bullfighter on the cover of "Life" (at least that's how I remember it). My mother had to explain divorce and why the Pope was so mad at them. As much as I love your series of iconic lovers, I think you glossed over Eddie's "betrayal" of his family and Elizabeth's responsibility in it; you mentioned Richard's distress in leaving Sybil & his daughter. Just sayin'🤗

[@barbarapalmer8224]

Thought Richard very dishy and that gorgeous voice!!

[@honestlyyours1069]

I well remember the "Liz and Dick" days - they were the ultimate beautiful couple and were so glamorous when they were together. The tabloids had a field day with arguably the most famous couple in the world. Everyone wanted to know more about them. I wish that they could have stayed together until his death. And I'm sure that Elizabeth Taylor took that last loving letter from him with her when she died.

[@melianna999]

So she can SEE now how much was it worth it.

[@TheVeek192]

Why would you wish anything about their relationship? You wanted them to stay together FOR WHAT EFFING REASON? For YOU?

[@gailjames6489]

They weren't the only ones that couldn't get enough of each other, I think of Lauren Becall and Bogart.

[@gypzs9]

And it was well written in Bacall’s autobiography that Bogart was an alcoholic. She cared deeply for him but he never grew past the alcoholic need and died, leaving her a widow at age thirty-two with two children. An unnecessary loss.

[@pamfrank3962]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@Sun.powder]

Those pictures of her in a wheelchair after his death are misleading they were taken much later on in life .

[@ahothabeth]

​George and Martha from Edward Albee "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" - IMHO A must see film.

[@mirabella2154]

Absolutely. A masterpiece.

[@soohila4225]

Yaaaassss it is so good

[@tomvalveede6808]

I love when they fight and she so slowly and sarcastically says, "You're So Good to Me!!! She is great! I've Loved her since l was a little boy!

[@marcusashley3428]

Her best work

[@sandrasanders706]

@@marcusashley3428 My vote is for Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. My fav role of Ms. Taylor.

[@kristinajackson5862]

Burton was really derogatory towards Elizabeth according to these stories and to announce to everyone that he slept with her, is just beyond disappointing.

[@caroledavies4851]

Fabulous couple beautiful sad love story ❤️ I do believe they really love each other till the end

[@irisbeyer2537]

Well done!!! Thanks.