The taming of the shrew

The Resource The taming of the shrew
Label
The taming of the shrew
Statement of responsibility
Columbia Pictures ; a Burton-Zeffirelli Productions ; a Royal Films International/F.A.I. Production ; producers, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Franco Ziffirelli ; screenplay writers, Paul Dehn, Susu Cecchi D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli ; director, Franco Zeffirelli
Title variation
William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • por
  • chi
  • kor
  • tha
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Petruchio is a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona who journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he meets Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. After the honeymoon, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that he has the most obedient wife. In reality, Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate
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Cataloging source
CIA
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Peter Taylor ; original music, Nino Rota ; costume designers, Danilo Donati, Irene Sharaff ; production designers, John de Cuir ... [et al.]
Language note
In English, Portuguese, and Spanish with English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Thai subtitles ; closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Alfred Lynch, Alan Webb, Michael York, Victor Spinetti, Natasha Pyne
Runtime
122
Series statement
Columbia classics
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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