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The Taming of the Shrew

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The Taming of the Shrew
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NR,2hrs 2min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama,Romance
Released:
January 1, 1967
Director:
Franco Zeffirelli
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Alfred Lynch, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor  ...more
Synopsis: Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is a zesty version of the classic comedy, highlighted by performances by Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor and Nino Rota's score. Instead of simply filming a play, Zeffirelli turned Shakespeare's text into a lively, cinematic movie, with sweeping sets and cinematography. Set in Padua, Italy in the late 1500s, the story concerns the shy Bianca (Natasha Pyne) and the mean-spirited Katarina (Elizabeth Taylor), the two ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
Sometimes art and real life combine in fortuitous ways, as when the rocky marriage of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor gave fire and brimstone to their performances as the feuding couple in this 1967 film version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. In 1963, the couple's romantic spark had added sizzle to Cleopatra, but, by 1966, their alcoholic rages in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ... Full Review
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Alfred Lynch
Tranio
Richard Burton
Petruchio
Elizabeth Taylor
Katarina, Katherine
Vernon Dobtcheff
Pedant
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Elizabeth Taylor in "The Taming of the Shrew" (Bob Penn / Camera Press / Retna Ltd.)
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