William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

Feb 6, 1983

1h 55m

★ 4.0

Overview

Lucentio loves Bianca but cannot court her until her shrewish older sister Katherina marries. The eccentric Petruccio marries the reluctant Katherina and uses a number of tactics to render her an obedient wife.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Shakespeare video society

Bard Productions

William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Trailers

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Cast

Katherina

Karen Austin

Petruchio

Franklyn Seales

Tranio

Bruce Davison

Baptista

Larry Drake

Grumio

Jeremy Lawrence

Gremio

Kay E. Kuter

Biondello

Nathan Adler

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