Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in ‘Liz & Dick’

The Lifetime movie revisits the legendary romance between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

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Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor and Grant Bowler as Richard Burton star in the Lifetime Original Movie “Liz & Dick.”

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Nov. 15, 1969

Burton and Taylor, wearing a Cartier diamond of almost 70 carats, arrive at Hotel Hermitage for the Scorpion-Ball in Monaco.

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Lohan and Grant Bowler in their roles as the twice-married, twice-divorced couple.

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<a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/lindsay-lohan-does-gma-interview-and-finds-out-she-allegedly-has-a-half-sister/2012/11/16/81490b68-300d-11e2-ac4a-33b8b41fb531_blog.html'>Lohan</a> has said in several interviews that she can relate to Taylor’s struggles, particularly regarding the news media’s intrusion into her personal life.

Lohan has said in several interviews that she can relate to Taylor’s struggles, particularly regarding the news media’s intrusion into her personal life.

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Taylor in the film "Butterfield 8" in 1961.

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<a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/liz-and-dick-exec-producing-a-movie-with-lindsay-lohan-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart/2012/11/14/0d1e6dae-2e9c-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_blog.html'>Lohan</a> and Taylor both started their careers as child actresses. 'Liz & Dick' follows Taylor and Burton during several decades of their personal and professional lives.

Lohan and Taylor both started their careers as child actresses. "Liz & Dick" follows Taylor and Burton during several decades of their personal and professional lives.

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Lohan as Taylor in "Cleopatra." "Cleopatra" was Taylor and Burton's first foray at co-stardom. The film won four Oscars in 1964.

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Richard Burton plays Marc Anthony and Elizabeth Taylor is as Cleopatra in "Cleopatra."

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Lohan as Taylor and Bowler as Burton embrace in a scene from “Liz & Dick.” Burton was six years older than Taylor.

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Lohan as an older Taylor in "Liz & Dick." Taylor's life was packed with events that grabbed the interest of the tabloids: eight marriages and eight divorces, two major scandals, two Oscars and several life-threatening illnesses.

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Taylor sits with her dog Daisy at her home in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles in January 2006. She died in 2011 at age 79.

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