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The Taming of the Shrew (1980)

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.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Simon ChandlerSimon ChandlerLucentio
  • Photo of Anthony PedleyAnthony PedleyTranio
  • Photo of John Franklyn-RobbinsJohn Franklyn-RobbinsBaptista
  • Photo of Frank ThorntonFrank ThorntonGremio
  • Photo of Sarah BadelSarah BadelKatherine
  • Photo of Jonathan CecilJonathan CecilHortensio
  • Photo of John CleeseJohn CleesePetruchio
  • Photo of Joan HicksonJoan HicksonWidow
  • Photo of Susan PenhaligonSusan PenhaligonBianca
  • Photo of Harry WatersHarry WatersBiondello

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