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Elizabeth Taylor paid nearly two million for Cleopatra
Elizabeth Taylor has earned more than 1.7 million dollars for Cleopatra with more to come, while co star Richard Burton receives 250 thousand dollars. Zanuck said Taylor will also get 10 percent of gross receipts above 7.5 million. He noted Taylor signed another major studio contract on the same terms. The studio spent a record 34 million dollars on Cleopatra.
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Darryl F. Zanuck
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