The Taming of the Shrew
“The motion picture they were made for!”
1967•1h 57m•6.9•Released
ComedyRomance
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.
Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Writer
Franco Zeffirelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Paul Dehn
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$8M
Languages
English, Latin
Studio
Columbia Pictures
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
Mark Dignam
Vincentio
Bice Valori
The Widow
Giancarlo Cobelli
The Priest
Vernon Dobtcheff
Pedant
Ken Parry
Tailor
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Company
Royal Films International
Company
FAI
Producer
Franco Zeffirelli
Producer
Richard Burton
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