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Synopsis. Set in the late 1590s, the film opens when Lucentio (Michael York), a young nobleman, arrives in Padua, Italy to attend the local university with his servant and best friend Tranio (Alfred Lynch).
The Taming of The Shrew: Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern. Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Petruchio tames his wealthy, shrewish wife, Katharina.
- (8.4K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Franco Zeffirelli
- 1967-03-08
Plot. Baptista Minola is attempting to marry off his two daughters; however, he will marry off his youngest, Bianca only if someone will marry his eldest, Katherina. Katherina is an ill-tempered shrewish woman but a lusty young nobleman, Petruchio, takes on the challenge of taming and marrying her.
- $8,000,000 (North America), $12,000,000 (worldwide)
- Nino Rota
- $4 million
- Elizabeth Taylor
A short summary of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Taming of the Shrew.
Synopsis. Sources. Date and text. Analysis and criticism. Themes. Performance. Adaptations. References. External links. The Taming of the Shrew. Petruchio (Kevin Black) and Katherina (Emily Jordan) from the 2003 Carmel Shakespeare Festival production at the Forest Theater.
Synopsis In this film adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play, Grumio (Cyril Cusack) and Hortensio (Victor Spinetti) both long to wed the same beautiful young woman. Unfortunately, her...
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- Comedy
Plot Summary. A lord comes across a drunken and comatose Christopher Sly, and conceives the idea of bringing him back to his house and treating him as a nobleman when he awakes, to see what happens. The lord has his servants dress and act appropriately, and convinces Sly that he has come to his senses after a long illness.