Round 6: Tossup 13

One of this film’s master shots had to be reshot because an extra was caught on camera selling gelato to other extras. Lawrence Durrell was hired as a script doctor for this film. The star’s contract required this film to be shot using a 70mm format invented by her husband. This film’s protagonist winks to cap off a set piece that opens with two rows of men walking in step with the score, as they pull a huge vehicle carrying an all-black sculpture. This film’s production shifted away from Pinewood Studios in London after its star’s (15[1])(*) tracheostomy due to near-fatal pneumonia. Irene Sharaff supervised the creation of this film’s 26 thousand costumes, such as a dress (10[1])made of 24-carat gold. Cinecittà (“chee-nay-chee-TAH”) hosted most of this film’s production, during which Rouben Mamoulian was replaced as director by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and its star had an affair with Richard Burton. For 10 points, name this big-budget 20th Century Fox epic starring Elizabeth Taylor as an Egyptian queen. ■END■ (10[1])

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