The Taming of the Shrew

Mar 8, 1967

1h 57m

★ 6.9

The motion picture they were made for!

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Royal Films International

FAI

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Cast

Katharina

Elizabeth Taylor

Petruchio

Richard Burton

Bianca

Natasha Pyne

Lucentio

Michael York

Grumio

Cyril Cusack

Baptista

Michael Hordern

Tranio

Alfred Lynch

Gremio

Alan Webb

Hortensio

Victor Spinetti

Biondello

Roy Holder

Vincentio

Mark Dignam

The Widow

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