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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Karem: [qb] @Lioness - the Liz Taylor version was officially banned in Egypt at the time. [/qb][/QUOTE][IMG]https://www.slashfilm.com/img/gallery/how-1963s-cleopatra-nearly-ruined-20th-century-fox/intro-1635795564.jpg[/IMG] Taylor had converted to Judaism a few years earlier, before her marriage to singer Eddie Fisher, and had become outspokenly supportive of Israel. At the time, Egypt saw Israel as its enemy and banned any kind of relations with Jews and Israelis. So when the film first came out, Egypt banned the film. Taylor’s conversion to Judaism and her outspoken support of Israel made her persona non grata in Egypt, which later recanted once it realized the great publicity it was receiving. In 1959, Taylor made her Zionist support public in a big way, buying $100,000 of Israel bonds at a fundraiser dinner in Los Angeles with her new husband Fisher (who bought $10,000 himself). She had already finished her conversion with a big ceremony at Hollywood’s Temple Israel and spoken to the press about her love of Judaism. She was not converting for her husband, she made clear — she claimed she had admired the religion “for a long time.” Taylor’s big Israel bonds purchase made waves in the Arab world, and not long after, JTA reported that the US State Department had received some startling news: The United Arab Republic — what was then a unified state consisting of Egypt and Syria — “officially banned all motion pictures” featuring Taylor. Filming for “Cleopatra” took place in 1962, mostly in Rome, but the crew planned to film some shots in Egypt, for authenticity’s sake. But Taylor was banned from even entering the country, so the crew didn’t travel to Egypt. Still, JTA noted at the time: “Officially, Miss Taylor’s movies have been on the Egyptian blacklist for a long time. However, some of her films are shown occasionally in Egypt, and receive enthusiastic support from Egyptian audiences.” “Cleopatra” ended up doing just fine — it was released in 1963, became the most financially successful movie of the year and won four Academy Awards in 1964. Furthermore, Egyptian officials enjoyed it so much that they removed Taylor from the travel blacklist. As JTA reported: “The officials decided the film was good publicity for Egypt which is mentioned 122 times in the movie.” https://www.timesofisrael.com/before-gal-gadot-liz-taylor-sparked-debate-as-jewish-actress-playing-cleopatra/ [IMG]https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2020/10/AP_8212010568-640x400.jpg[/IMG] Elizabeth Taylor shown visiting the Western Wall on the first day of her trip to Israel in December 1982. (AP Photo/ Max Nash) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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