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The motion picture they were made for!

The Taming of the Shrew

6.9 / 10 6.9 1967 1h 57m

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.

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli

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CAST

The people behind the story

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth TaylorKatharina

Richard Burton

Richard BurtonPetruchio

Natasha Pyne

Natasha PyneBianca

Michael York

Michael YorkLucentio

Cyril Cusack

Cyril CusackGrumio

Michael Hordern

Michael HordernBaptista

Alfred Lynch

Alfred LynchTranio

Alan Webb

Alan WebbGremio