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The Taming of the Shrew

“The motion picture they were made for!”

U · 15 Feb 1973 · 117 min · English

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The film

Synopsis

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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Cast & characters

Elizabeth Taylor

Katharina

Richard Burton

Petruchio

Natasha Pyne

Bianca

Michael York

Lucentio

Cyril Cusack

Grumio

Michael Hordern

Baptista

Alfred Lynch

Tranio

Alan Webb

Gremio

Victor Spinetti

Hortensio

Roy Holder

Biondello

Mark Dignam

Vincentio

Bice Valori

The Widow

Behind the camera

Key crew

Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Writing: Franco Zeffirelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Paul Dehn
Cinematography: Oswald Morris
Original music: Nino Rota

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