The HBO Original documentary “Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes,” which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival is coming to MAX on August 3. The film allows Elizabeth Taylor’s own voice to narrate her story, accompanied by personal photos, home movies, and clips from her iconic roles that mirror her real-life challenges and triumphs while also challenging audiences to reconsider Taylor’s legacy. Through newly discovered interviews with Taylor and unprecedented access to the movie star’s personal archive, the film reveals the complex inner life and vulnerability of the Hollywood legend and of a life lived on a global stage.
“Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes” is from HBO Documentary Films and is a Zipper Bros film, Gerber Pictures, Sutter Road Picture Company, and Bad Robot production, in association with House of Taylor. Directed by Nanette Burstein; producers, J.J. Abrams, Sean Stuart, Glen Zipper, Bill Gerber, and Rachel Rusch Rich; executive producers, Nanette Burstein, Barbara Berkowitz, Tim Mendelson, and Quinn Tivey. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Sara Rodriguez.