The Taming of the Shrew
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Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967.
Special features: production notes; theatrical trailer; bonus trailer; talent files.
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Alfred Lynch, Alan Webb, Michael York, Victor Spinetti, Natasha Pyne.
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.
DVD, Dolby digital 2.0 mono, digitally remastered audio & anamorphic video, Region 1 encoding.
Contents: Taming of the shrew.
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SERIES
Columbia classics.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English, Portuguese or Spanish dialogue, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish or Thai subtitles; Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1999], c1967.
Year Published: 1967
Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0767828003
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.
York, Michael.
Zeffirelli, Franco.
Dehn, Paul, 1912-1976.
Cecchi d'Amico, Suso.
Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993.-
Hordern, Michael, Sir.
Lynch, Alfred, 1933-
Webb, Alan, 1906-
Morris, Oswald, 1915-
Taylor, Peter.
Rota, Nino, 1911-1979.
Donati, Danilo.
Sharaff, Irene.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Columbia Pictures Corporation.
Royal Films International.
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Man-woman relationships -- Padua -- Drama.
Wagers -- Drama.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.