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The Taming of the Shrew

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.

1980 |2h 6m |  Drama, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie

Cast

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Simon Chandler

Lucentio

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John Franklyn-Robbins

Baptista

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Frank Thornton

Gremio

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Sarah Badel

Katherine

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Jonathan Cecil

Hortensio

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John Cleese

Petruchio

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Joan Hickson

Widow

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Susan Penhaligon

Bianca

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Angus Lennie

Curtis

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Leslie Sarony

Gregory

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Derek Deadman

Nicholas

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Denis Gilmore

Peter

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John Bird

Pedant

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John Barron

Vincentio

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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