Poisoned Chalice

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Richard Burton was born 100 years ago this year. </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Poisoned Chalice</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> studies the manner in which his rise to movie fame from the world of the theater impacted negatively on his talent.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>They also made many movies together which made a fortune at the box office many of them forgettable.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The twelfth of thirteen children born to a poverty-stricken family in Wales Burton was saved from a life down the mines the fate of many of his ancestors and siblings by the fame that came his way on stage due to his great presence and wonderful voice. </span></p><p></p><p><em>Poisoned Chalice</em> analyses the manner in which he was his own worst enemy for much of his career but still managed to deliver at least a half dozen classic roles in a life that was as controversial offscreen as on it.</p><p></p>