The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew (1980)

The swaggering Petruchio, eager to wive it wealthily in Padua, agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine.

  • Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1980-10-23
  • User Rating: 7.8/10 from 6 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 6min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Time-Life Television Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Jonathan Miller
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Summary

Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's much interested in problem child, Kate. Baptista declares that he won't give Bianca away in a marriage until he's found a husband for Kate, so all the suitors begin busily hunting out a madman who's willing to do it, and they find Petruchio: a man who's come to wive it wealthily in Padua. And Petruchio marries Kate with a plan to tame her, while everybody else begins scheming to win Bianca's hand.

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  • Simon Chandler

    as Lucentio

  • Anthony Pedley

    as Tranio

  • John Franklyn-Robbins

    as Baptista

  • Frank Thornton

    as Gremio

  • Sarah Badel

    as Katherine

  • Jonathan Cecil

    as Hortensio

  • John Cleese

    as Petruchio

  • Joan Hickson

    as Widow

  • Susan Penhaligon

    as Bianca

  • Harry Waters

    as Biondello

  • David Kincaid

    as Grumio

  • Bev Willis

    as Baptista's Servant

  • Angus Lennie

    as Curtis

  • Harry Webster

    as Nathaniel

  • Gil Morris

    as Philip

  • Leslie Sarony

    as Gregory

  • Derek Deadman

    as Nicholas

  • Denis Gilmore

    as Peter

  • John Bird

    as Pedant

  • Alan Hay

    as Tailor

  • David Kinsey

    as Haberdasher

  • John Barron

    as Vincentio

  • Tony Martelli

    as Officer
Directing Jonathan Miller Director
Writing William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Lighting John Treays Lighting Design
Costume & Make-Up Eileen Mair Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Alun Hughes Costume Designer
Sound Chick Anthony Sound
Sound Stephen Oliver Music
Production Colin Lowrey Production Designer

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