

The Taming of the Shrew
"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.
Movie Details
Budget
$4.0M
$4,000,000
Languages
English
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Studio
Columbia Pictures
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Key Crew

Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay

Franco Zeffirelli
Producer

Paul Dehn
Screenplay

Franco Zeffirelli
Screenplay

Franco Zeffirelli
Director

Richard Burton
Producer
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
Anthony Gardner
Haberdasher
Tina Perna

Alberto Bonucci

Milena Vukotić

Alfredo Bianchini