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Divorce His, Divorce Hers

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Divorce His, Divorce Hers
UK DVD cover
GenreDrama
Romance
Written byJohn Hopkins
Directed byWaris Hussein
StarringElizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
ComposerStanley Myers
Country of originUnited States, United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducersTerence Baker
Gareth Wigan
Production locations
CinematographyGábor Pogány
Ernst Wild
EditorJohn Bloom
Running time148 minutes
Production companiesWorld Film Services, HTV - ITV Wales & West
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 6 (1973-02-06) –
February 7, 1973 (1973-02-07)
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

Divorce His, Divorce Hers is a 1973 British/American made-for-television drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The film examines the conflicted emotions felt by a couple whose 18-year marriage has frayed beyond repair. The first half of the film (Divorce His) details the story from the husband's perspective, and the second half (Divorce Hers) takes the wife's perspective. It is the final film to star both Burton and Taylor together.

The film, which was directed by Waris Hussein, from a script by John Hopkins, was originally presented in a two-part broadcast on U.S. television on February 6–7, 1973 (appearing on the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of the ABC Movie of the Week), although it was theatrically released in France in 1974.[1] The critic Clive James wrote after the television screening in Britain (June 24 and 25,1973): "After movies as monumentally lousy as Bluebeard and Hammersmith is Out it was good to see Burton chipping some of the rust off his technique."[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Walker, Alexander "Elizabeth: The Life of Elizabeth Taylor." Grove Press. ISBN 0-8021-3769-5
  2. ^ Clive James Visions Before Midnight p.52 ISBN 0-330-26464-8
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