The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

117 mins | Comedy, Romance | March 8, 1967

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.

The Taming of the Shrew

117 mins | Comedy, Romance | March 8, 1967

The Taming of the Shrew
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Columbia Pictures, Royal Films International, FAI
Original title The Taming of the Shrew
Directors Rinaldo Ricci, Albino Cocco, Elaine Schreyeck, Carlo Lastricati, Franco Zeffirelli
Writers Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli, Paul Dehn, William Shakespeare

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor

as Katharina

Richard Burton

as Petruchio

Natasha Pyne

as Bianca

Michael York

as Lucentio

Cyril Cusack

as Grumio

Michael Hordern

as Baptista

Alfred Lynch

as Tranio

Alan Webb

as Gremio

Victor Spinetti

as Hortensio

Roy Holder

as Biondello

Mark Dignam

as Vincentio

Bice Valori

as The Widow

Giancarlo Cobelli

as The Priest

Vernon Dobtcheff

as Pedant

Ken Parry

as Tailor

Anthony Gardner

as Haberdasher