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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.
1967 · Directed by Franco Zeffirelli · 117 min · Comedy · Romance · 8 frames
Tagline
The motion picture they were made for!
Crew
- Screenplay: Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Paul Dehn, Franco Zeffirelli
- Cinematography: Oswald Morris
- Edited by: Peter Taylor
- Music: Nino Rota
- Production design: Lorenzo Mongiardino, John DeCuir
- Produced by: Franco Zeffirelli, Richard Burton
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
Production
- Country: Italy, United States of America
- Language: English, Latin
- Studios: Columbia Pictures, Royal Films International, FAI
- Budget: $4,000,000
- Box office: $8,000,000
- Themes: based on play or musical, suitor, 16th century, father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, padua, italy, hilarious, disrespectful
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