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The Taming of the Shrew is a 1967 period romantic comedy film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, based on William Shakespeare 's play about a courtship between two strong-willed people in 16th-century Italy.
A comedy drama romance film based on William Shakespeare's play, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as a shrewish woman and a fortune-hunting scoundrel. The film was nominated for two Oscars and features a colorful cast and a witty adaptation of the original text.
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The earliest cinematic adaptation of the play is D.W. Griffith 's eleven-minute The Taming of the Shrew, made for Biograph in 1908, starring Florence Lawrence as Katherina and Arthur V. Johnson as Petruchio. The blurb for the film stated "if we could see ourselves as others see us what models we would become." [1]
A film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy about a scoundrel who marries a shrew and tries to tame her. The film features Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael York and other stars in a romantic and witty story of love and marriage.
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Drama. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton sparkle and amuse as Katharina and Petruchio in William Shakespeare's comic look at male chauvinism and women's lib in the 16th century. Petruchio, a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona, journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife.
