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.
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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
Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Screenplay
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Tagline
"The motion picture they were made for!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$4,000,000
Production
Columbia Pictures, Royal Films International, FAI
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