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Dominican Rep. The Taming of the Shrew
- Original title
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Year
- 1967
- Running time
- 126 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Cyril Cusack
Michael Hordern
Alfred Lynch
Alan Webb- Giancarlo Cobelli
Vernon Dobtcheff- Ken Parry
- Anthony Gardner
- Natasha Pyne
Michael York- Victor Spinetti
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy | Romantic Comedy. 16th Century
- Movie Groups
- Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew
- Synopsis
- Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor bring gusto and ferocity to their roles as Katherine and Petruchio in this quintessential battle of the sexes, a vibrant adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play. When young student Lucentio (Michael York) wanders into the town of Padua, he promptly falls for the beautiful Bianca (Natasha Pyne), but before Bianca's father will let her be courted, he insists her wild, angry, older sister, Katherine (Taylor) be married. Undaunted, Lucentio and the other would-be suitors of Bianca hit upon the idea of hiring tipsy, flea-bitten nobleman Petruchio (Burton) to step up and woo the untamable "shrew." The roles of these battling lovers are perfectly suited to Burton and Taylor, whose passionate and publicized love affair was in full flower at the time. This makes it a fitting follow-up to their earlier co-starring vehicle, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, and a glorious chance to see two larger-than-life stars having at each other with unfettered glee. The realistic period detail is lovingly photographed by Luciano Trasatti, while Nina Rota contributes a lively score. This was the directorial debut of Franco Zeffirelli, and it's Shakespeare with real zest; a treat to both scholars and film-lovers everywhere.
- Awards
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1967: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Art Direction, Costume Design1967: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Film - Comedy/Musical and Actor (Burton)1967: BAFTA: 2 Nominations to Best British Actor (Burton) & Actress (Taylor)1966: 3 David di Donatello Awards, including Best Foreign Actor (Burton) (ex aequo)1967: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Ten Films.
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