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The film could not be made today, but it was made, and it offers historical perspective of how far we have come and how far we have yet to go. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsraeli-born American producer Yoram Ben-Ami had just scored a hit with Lone Wolf McQuade when he embarked with director John Guillermin, stars Tanya Roberts and Ted Wass, and a menagerie of trained animals to mix with the wild animals of Africa and make what everyone thought was going to be the box office smash of 1984. Ben-Ami's behind-the-scenes tales make for exciting, informative, funny, and sometimes touching reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoram Ben-Ami has produced more than a dozen films including Lone Wolf McQuade, Jury Duty, The Lion of Africa, and Stone Cold. His previous book for BearManor was Guiding Royalty: My Adventure with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. 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During the five days that they spend together, all of Israel opens up to Taylor and Burton, and Burton and Taylor open up to Ben-Ami. Now Ben-Ami opens up to the reader about what happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuiding Royalty: My Adventure with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate look at two ultra-famous people at a time when their fame was at a low ebb. Set in the Holy Land and featuring places and personalities who shaped the history of their times, here is an untold and richly human story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoram Ben-Ami \u003c\/strong\u003e(author) has made films for major American studios and TV networks including\u003cem\u003e Lone Wolf McQuade, Stone Cold, Steal the Sky, Jury Duty, The Lion of Africa, The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, \u003c\/em\u003eand the\u003cem\u003e 3 Ninjas \u003c\/em\u003efranchise, among others. 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