Dame Elizabeth Taylor had approval of co-stars, director, hairdresser and costume designer. At first, she approved Arthur Hill, who had played George on Broadway, as her co-star. Then she suggested Richard Burton instead. Ernest Lehman liked the idea, but Burton wasn't so sure. Used to playing dashing and heroic characters, he was profoundly uncomfortable playing a wimp, but used that discomfort to add to the character's self-loathing. "He's not me, that moon-faced chap beaten down by a woman", Burton said.

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