My Life with CleopatraBy: Walter Wanger, Joe Hyams Cleopatra faced countless problems during its filming and production: passionate casting disputes, broken contracts, a costly re location from London to Rome, an emergency tracheotomy for its star, Elizabeth Taylor, scandal ridden gossip surrounding relationships on set, and a budget of $2 million that ballooned to final costs of $44 million. Legendary producer Walter Wanger recalls the drama that occurred both on and off