The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Comedy · Romance
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.
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