Plot
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.
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
Katharina
Richard Burton
Petruchio
Natasha Pyne
Bianca
Michael York
Lucentio
Cyril Cusack
Grumio
Michael Hordern
Baptista
Alfred Lynch
Tranio
Alan Webb
Gremio
Victor Spinetti
Hortensio
Roy Holder
Biondello
Mark Dignam
Vincentio
Bice Valori
The Widow
Crew
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Franco Zeffirelli
Producer
Paul Dehn
Screenplay
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Franco Zeffirelli
Screenplay
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Richard Burton
Producer
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
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