Elizabeth Taylor

A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.

Dir. Mike Nichols · With Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.

Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz · With Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

Dir. Richard Brooks · With Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Burl Ives

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.

Dir. George Stevens · With Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Dir. Mervyn LeRoy · With June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.

Dir. George Stevens · With Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

Dir. Vincente Minnelli · With Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.

Dir. Franco Zeffirelli · With Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Natasha Pyne

Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.

Dir. Clarence Brown · With Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor

Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.

Dir. Richard Thorpe · With Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz · With Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison

Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.

Dir. Fred M. Wilcox · With Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, May Whitty

Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.

Dir. John Huston · With Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Brian Keith

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Dir. Guy Hamilton · With Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis

Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.

Dir. Brian Levant · With John Goodman, Elizabeth Perkins, Rick Moranis