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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Taming of the shrew (Motion picture : 1967)
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures Corporation (film production company.), Royal Films International (Firm) (film production company.), FAI Films (film production company.)
Other Authors: Zeffirelli, Franco (Screenwriter), Dehn, Paul, 1912-1976 (Screenwriter), Cecchi d'Amico, Suso (Screenwriter), Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 (Actor), Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011 (Actor), York, Michael, 1942- (Actor), Spinetti, Victor (Actor), Pyne, Natasha, 1946- (Actor), Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993 (Actor), Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995 (Actor), Lynch, Alfred, 1931-2003 (Actor), Webb, Alan, 1906-1982 (Actor), Morris, Oswald, 1915-2014 (director of photography.), Rota, Nino, 1911-1979 (composer (expression)), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York?] : Columbia Pictures Industries, 1967.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Film adaptations.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Man-woman relationships > Italy > Padua > Drama.
Wagers > Drama.
Padua (Italy) > Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Wagers.
Italy > Padua.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Films de fiction.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films comiques.
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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.
Item Description:Aspect ratio: 1.5:1 (3:2).
Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, 112 min.) : sound, color
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Streaming video file.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Peter Taylor ; original music, Nino Rota.