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The Taming of the Shrew (Italian: La Bisbetica domata) is a 1967 film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare about a courtship between two strong-willed people. The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as Shakespeare's Kate and Petruchio.
Apr 20, 2012 · Franco Zeffirelli – The Taming of the Shrew (1967) Quote: Liz and Dick (a.k.a. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton) almost seemed to be importing the psychodramas of their marriage into this 1967 film (of course, the same was true of every film they made together). Adapted from Shakespeare’s play and directed by Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and ...
NR 1 hr 57 min Mar 8th, 1967 Romance, Comedy. Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while ...
Jan 29, 2019 · In 1967, the director's first film in English (and only the second one at all) was a big-screen version of The Taming of the Shrew, the first since the legendarily awful 1929 version starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. That checkered history would be enough, I think, to make anyone pause.
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. Franco Zeffirelli.
Lucentio (Michael York), a student and the son of a wealthy Pisan merchant, has fallen in love with Bianca. He poses as a tutor of music and poetry to gain entrance to the Baptista household and to be near Bianca. Meanwhile, Petruchio (Richard Burton), a fortune-hunting scoundrel from Verona, arrives in Padua, hoping to capture a wealthy wife.
English. The Taming of the Shrew is a 1967 movie based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. The movie was directed by Franco Zeferelli. It stars Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Much of the play's dialogue was cut. Critics liked the movie. Categories: English-language movies. Movies based on plays by William Shakespeare.
