The Taming of the Shrew
Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.
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The motion picture they were made for! Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.
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Directors
Franco Zeffirelli
Writers
Franco Zeffirelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Paul Dehn, William Shakespeare
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Natasha Pyne, Michael York, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Alfred Lynch, Alan Webb, Victor Spinetti, Roy Holder, Mark Dignam, Bice Valori, Giancarlo Cobelli, Vernon Dobtcheff, Ken Parry
Production
Columbia Pictures, Royal Films International, FAI
Languages
English, Latin
Countries
Italy, United States of America
