The Taming of the Shrew
"The motion picture they were made for!"
6.9117m1967
ComedyRomance
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.
Production Details
Release DateMar 8, 1967
DirectorFranco Zeffirelli
WritersFranco Zeffirelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Paul Dehn
Principal Cast
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
