The Sandpiper [VHS]
Taylor and Burton. Their torrid romance, scandalous separations and reconciliations made them the world's most celebrated lovers. The Sandpiper captures their passion on film at  the peak of their careers.A free-spirited artist, unmarried and raising her son alone, Laura Reynolds (Elizabeth Taylor) lives by her own rules. In contrast, Dr. Edward Hewitt (Richard Burton) is a minister, headmaster of a private school and a man of traditional values. they are opposites irresistibly attracted, an attractions that could cost Hewitt his career and his loyal wife (sympathetically played by Eva Marie Saint).Directed by Vincente Minnelli on locations in California's magnificent Big Sur, The Sandpiper is as dramatic as its lush coastal scenery. Its beauty is echoed in the haunting score that features the Oscar-winning Best Song "The Shadow of Your Smile". With Burton at his most magnetic and Taylor at her most sumptuous, the film catches the undeniable chemistry that made them headline news on the screen and off.Approximate Running Time: 1 Hour 57 Minutes. Color. 1965.