- Release Date: 1967
- Runtime: 122 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern ... see all
- Director: Franco Zeffirelli
- Plot: Baptista (Michael Hordern), a rich Paduan merchant, announces that his fair young daughter, Bianca (Natasha Pyne), will remain unwed until her older sister, Katharina (Elizabeth Taylor), a hellish shrew, has... Read more
User Reviews
Comically Poor
Apr 14, 2008
ProAlien - yahoo.com
Apr 14, 2008ProAlien - yahoo.com
Comically Poor - I'm going to claim ignorance on this one: I really don't know if it's the original Shakespeare play or just they way this adaptation was written that made it so horrible. This was a non-story. The overall "theme"... Full review
Comically Poor
Apr 14, 2008
nocturnallucidity - yahoo.com
Apr 14, 2008nocturnallucidity - yahoo.com
Comically Poor - I'm going to claim ignorance on this one: I really don't know if it's the original Shakespeare play or just they way this adaptation was written that made it so horrible. This was a non-story. The overall "theme"... Full review
Great movie!
Feb 12, 2008
Lisa - yahoo.com
Feb 12, 2008Lisa - yahoo.com
I just saw this movie yesturday, and I have to say so far it's my favorite Shakespeare play! It was really funny and it had an interesting plot, and the acting was excellent. If you like Shakespeare this is a great... Full review
Perfection
Feb 12, 2008
jenny - yahoo.com
Feb 12, 2008jenny - yahoo.com
Perfectly balanced in every way. How can you put perfection into words? Liz and Dick, complimented each other's performances astoundingly well. In my opinion it is her best performance,in competition with her Academy Award winning performance in Butterfield 8. Of course... Full review
Good for Shakespeare lovers
Feb 12, 2008
First L - yahoo.com
Feb 12, 2008First L - yahoo.com
The Taming of the Shrew is an older movie that’s based on a famous Shakespearian play, and stars a bunch of people I’ve never heard of. Since it’s based on Shakespeare it obviously has lots of big words that I couldn’t... Full review
Rough and tumble
Feb 12, 2008
CharlesC - yahoo.com
Feb 12, 2008CharlesC - yahoo.com
1st know Taylor and Burton filmed this the same year they starred in Who's of Virgina Wolf? Taming of the Shrew was as much a physical workout as Who's Afraid. Any simalarity ends there. This is Shakespere, and meant to be... Full review
Perfection
Feb 12, 2008
myjamsandwich - yahoo.com
Feb 12, 2008myjamsandwich - yahoo.com
Perfectly balanced in every way. How can you put perfection into words? Liz and Dick, complimented each other's performances astoundingly well. In my opinion it is her best performance,in competition with her Academy Award winning performance in Butterfield 8. Of course... Full review
Rough and tumble
Feb 12, 2008
flashcubesroadie - yahoo.com
Feb 12, 2008flashcubesroadie - yahoo.com
1st know Taylor and Burton filmed this the same year they starred in Who's of Virgina Wolf? Taming of the Shrew was as much a physical workout as Who's Afraid. Any simalarity ends there. This is Shakespere, and meant to be... Full review
Great movie!
Feb 12, 2008
lisaearthangel2003 - yahoo.com
Feb 12, 2008lisaearthangel2003 - yahoo.com
I just saw this movie yesturday, and I have to say so far it's my favorite Shakespeare play! It was really funny and it had an interesting plot, and the acting was excellent. If you like Shakespeare this is a great... Full review
Good for Shakespeare lovers
Feb 12, 2008
undecided4now - yahoo.com
Feb 12, 2008undecided4now - yahoo.com
The Taming of the Shrew is an older movie that’s based on a famous Shakespearian play, and stars a bunch of people I’ve never heard of. Since it’s based on Shakespeare it obviously has lots of big words that I couldn’t... Full review
Critics Reviews
DVD Town
they are both fine actors....Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor star in two of their best film roles..... ... Full Review
Cinema Laser
This cinematic adaptation of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW works well because Zeffirelli knows how to take advantage of his two stars.
The transfer frames THE TAMING OF THE SHREW very close to its full 2.35:1 and the picture is very pleasing.
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News
I wanted to share with everyone my Top 10 Movie Picks to watch for Valentine's Day. 10. The Taming Of The Shrew (1967, F.A.I ) Some would say Romeo and Juliet is the greatest love story William Shakespeare wrote, but... ... Full Article
Kate comes out swinging. She's not about to suffer the indignity of this smarmy lout Petruchio hitting on her like some cheap babe. She swings a haymaker at his grinning puss, jabs an elbow in his breadbasket, shoots a lethal... ... Full Article

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