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Director:
Writers:
William Shakespeare (play)
Franco Zeffirelli (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 March 1967 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A romantic film amorously devoted to every man who ever gave the back of his hand to his beloved...and to every woman who deserved it! more
Plot:
Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Pertuchio tames his wealthy shrewish wife, Katharina. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations more
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La bisbetica domata (Italy)
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Runtime:
122 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (1973 UK re-release) | Mono | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints)
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Trivia:
After Cleopatra (1963) had failed at the box office, nearly bankrupting 20th Century Fox, when director Franco Zeffirelli suggested casting Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton his this film, he was told it would never happen by Fox executives. However, Zeffirelli was persistent, and in the end, he was able to convince Fox that the couple still had box office potential. Ultimately, he was proved correct, as the film was a huge box office success. more
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Revealing mistakes: In the film, Katharina's angry line to Bianca "[tell] whom thou lovest best" (which Shakespeare actually wrote and in which is grammatically correct) is changed to the grammatically incorrect "whom dost thou lovest best". In his review of the film, critic 'John Simon' (I) caught the error. more
Quotes:
Petruchio: 'Tis the mind that makes the body rich. more
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Featured in Mona: The Virgin Nymph (1970) more

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Why does Katherina succumb to Petruchio?
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20 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
colourful Shakespeare, 7 June 2004
Author: didi-5 from United Kingdom

Shakespeare's bawdy comedy was perhaps the perfect vehicle for the Burtons four years into their real-life stormy marriage. Although Liz Taylor had no experience of playing ‘the bard' she is actually entertaining as Kate, that fiery girl who has no intention of becoming any man's plaything or possession. Richard Burton is on surer ground as Petruchio and doesn't disappoint, this is a rip-roaring performance and one of his best.

In Zeffirelli's cast we also see Michael Hordern, Cyril Cusack, Natasha Pyne (as Kate's sister Bianca), and Michael York (making his film debut as Bianca's suitor). The action can drag a bit when away from the leads (who always did tend to swamp other players in their movies), but the wit and mischief of the original play shines through. My only quibble would be with Kate's final speech. Interesting that Taylor plays it this way, but my guess is that it isn't the end of the bumpy ride for these two!

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