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The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew (1980)

2h 6m | PG-13

⭐ 7.8 / 10

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.

Director: Jonathan Miller

Studio: Time-Life Television Productions

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie

Video: 720p

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Cast

Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler

as Lucentio

Anthony Pedley

Anthony Pedley

as Tranio

John Franklyn-Robbins

John Franklyn-Robbins

as Baptista

Frank Thornton

Frank Thornton

as Gremio

Sarah Badel

Sarah Badel

as Katherine

Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil

as Hortensio