The Taming of the Shrew
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1980-10-23
Runtime: 126 mins
Director: Jonathan Miller
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
Original title: The Taming of the Shrew
Production Companies: Time-Life Television Productions, BBC
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Simon Chandler
Anthony Pedley
John Franklyn-Robbins
Frank Thornton
Sarah Badel
Jonathan Cecil
John Cleese
Joan Hickson
Susan Penhaligon
Harry Waters
David Kincaid
Bev Willis
Angus Lennie
Harry Webster
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