MGM borrowed Collins for '' The Opposite Sex '' ( 1956 ) , a musical remake of '' The Women '' ( 1939 ) in which she was cast as the gold digging Crystal , the role played by Joan Crawford in the original . She then starred as a young nun in '' Sea Wife '' ( 1956 ) , top-billed over co-star Richard Burton , followed by the all-star '' Island in the Sun '' ( 1957 ) , which was a major box office success . The film earned $ 5,550,000 worldwide , and finished as the sixth-highest grossing film of 1957 . . In 1957 , she was top-billed over Jayne Mansfield in the film version of John Steinbeck 's '' The Wayward Bus '' , which despite disappointing reviews was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear Award at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival . . She then starred opposite Robert Wagner in the espionage thriller '' Stopover Tokyo '' ( 1957 ) , and was Gregory Peck 's leading lady in the Western drama '' The Bravados '' ( 1958 ) . The Leo McCarey comedy '' Rally Round the Flag , Boys '' ( 1959 ) cast Collins as a temptress out to seduce Paul Newman away from Joanne Woodward . Next came the tense crime caper '' Seven Thieves '' ( 1960 ) opposite Edward G. Robinson and Rod Steiger . In 1960 , Collins became increasingly disillusioned with 20th Century Fox when , having been the original choice to play the title role in '' Cleopatra '' , the part went instead to Elizabeth Taylor . Collins withdrew from the studio 's production of '' Sons and Lovers '' , and requested a release from her contract , however she agreed to star in one last film for Fox , top-billed again in the biblical epic '' Esther and the King '' ( 1960 )
7th Berlin International Film Festival
7th Berlin International Film Festival
Joan Collins