William Shakespeare's the taming of the shrew

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Statement of responsibility: Columbia Pictures presents a Burton-Zeffirelli Porductions a Royal Films International/F.A.I. Production ; producers, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Franco Ziffirelli ; screenplay writers, Paul Dehn, Susu Cecchi D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli ; director, Franco Zeffirelli

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Summary: Petruchio is a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona who journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he meets Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. After the honeymoon, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that he has the most obedient wife. In reality, Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate

Credits note: Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Peter Taylor ; original music, Nino Rota ; costume designers, Danilo Donati, Irene Sharaff ; production designers, John de Cuir ... [et al.]

Language note: English, Spanish or Portuguese dialouge ; English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai subtitles ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

PerformerNote: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Alfred Lynch, Alan Webb

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