The Taming of the Shrew
The swaggering Petruchio, eager to wive it wealthily in Padua, agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine.
October 23, 1980
126 min
✓ Released 16821 days ago
Drama
Comedy
Romance
TV Movie
8.0
User Score
7 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Jonathan Miller
Runtime: 126 min
Top Cast
Simon Chandler
Lucentio
Anthony Pedley
Tranio
John Franklyn-Robbins
Baptista
Frank Thornton
Gremio
Sarah Badel
Katherine
Jonathan Cecil
Hortensio
John Cleese
Petruchio
Joan Hickson
Widow
