Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor take on the Bard with good results. The highly entertaining 1590 play “The Taming of the Shrew” by Bill Shakespeare tells the familiar story of how Baptista Minola attempts to marry off his two daughters, but cannot find anyone for the tempestuous elder daughter Katharina. However, a young nobleman named Petruchio takes on the challenge.
Dick and Liz have great chemistry on the movie screen, as they were in a total of twelve films together. The pair do a lot of fighting and arguing, also their main activity in “Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966). Perhaps they draw from experience in real life?! The supporting cast includes Natasha Pyne, Michael Hordern, Michael York, Cyril Cusack, Alfred Lynch, Alan Webb, Victor Spinelli, Roy Holder, Alberto Bonucci, Lino Capolicchio, Bice Valori, Ken Parry, Vernon Dobtcheff, and Giancarlo Cobelli as The Priest.
“The Taming of the Shrew” was successful at the box office for director Franco Zefirelli, producer Elizabeth Taylor, and Columbia Pictures. It was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
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My Review
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor take on the Bard with good results. The highly entertaining 1590 play “The Taming of the Shrew” by Bill Shakespeare tells the familiar story of how Baptista Minola attempts to marry off his two daughters, but cannot find anyone for the tempestuous elder daughter Katharina. However, a young nobleman named Petruchio takes on the challenge.
Dick and Liz have great chemistry on the movie screen, as they were in a total of twelve films together. The pair do a lot of fighting and arguing, also their main activity in “Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966). Perhaps they draw from experience in real life?! The supporting cast includes Natasha Pyne, Michael Hordern, Michael York, Cyril Cusack, Alfred Lynch, Alan Webb, Victor Spinelli, Roy Holder, Alberto Bonucci, Lino Capolicchio, Bice Valori, Ken Parry, Vernon Dobtcheff, and Giancarlo Cobelli as The Priest.
“The Taming of the Shrew” was successful at the box office for director Franco Zefirelli, producer Elizabeth Taylor, and Columbia Pictures. It was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.