The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967/03/08 • $4,000,000 • Released • English, Latin

Comedy
Romance
6.9
1h 57m

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.

Director : Franco Zeffirelli

Casts
Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Katharina

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Petruchio

Natasha Pyne

Natasha Pyne

Bianca

Michael York

Michael York

Lucentio

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Grumio

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Baptista

Alfred Lynch

Alfred Lynch

Tranio

Alan Webb

Alan Webb

Gremio

Victor Spinetti

Victor Spinetti

Hortensio

Roy Holder

Roy Holder

Biondello

Mark Dignam

Vincentio

Bice Valori

Bice Valori

The Widow

Giancarlo Cobelli

Giancarlo Cobelli

The Priest

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Pedant

Ken Parry

Tailor

Anthony Gardner

Haberdasher

Tina Perna

Alberto Bonucci

Alberto Bonucci

Milena Vukotić

Milena Vukotić

Alfredo Bianchini

Valentino Bacchi

Valentino Macchi

Valentino Macchi

Giuseppe Transocchi

Giuseppe Transocchi

Petruchio's Servant (uncredited)

Armando Tortorici

Armando Tortorici

Citizen (uncredited)

Luciano Bonanni

Luciano Bonanni

Citizen (uncredited)

Giuseppe Castellano

Giuseppe Castellano

Citizen (uncredited)

Adele Cambria

Citizen (uncredited)

Aristide Catoni

Aristide Catoni

Citizen (uncredited)

Iolanda Fortini

Iolanda Fortini

Citizen (uncredited)

Aristide Caporale

Aristide Caporale

Bell Ringer (uncredited)

Carlo Pisacane

Carlo Pisacane

Petruchio's Servant (uncredited)

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