The Taming of the Shrew
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The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1980
Comedy
TV Movie
2h 7m
The swaggering Petruchio, eager to wive it wealthily in Padua, agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine. (imdb)
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Directed by:

Jonathan Miller
Jonathan-Miller
28 total credits
Credits include: Whistle and I'll Come to You, Alice in Wonderland, The Atheism Tapes and Othello
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Writer:

William Shakespeare
William-Shakespeare
275 total credits
Born in 1564 in Stratford, England, William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest playwrights and poets in the history of the English language. His works have been adapted and preformed all over the world.
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Starring:

John Cleese
John-Cleese
150 total credits
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as a scriptwriter on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life...(Wikipedia)
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Simon Chandler
Simon-Chandler
15 total credits
Credits include: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, The Lord of the Rings, The Bounty, Incognito and The Enfield Haunting
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,
Susan Penhaligon
Susan-Penhaligon
15 total credits
Credits include: Soldier of Orange, The Land That Time Forgot, Patrick, Count Dracula and The Confessional: House of Mortal Sin
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John Franklyn-Robbins
John-Franklyn-Robbins
11 total credits
Credits include: Asylum, The Woman in Black, Overlord, The Taming of the Shrew and The Merchant of Venice
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Sarah Badel
Sarah-Badel
5 total credits
Credits include: Not Without My Daughter, Mrs. Dalloway, The Shooting Party, The Taming of the Shrew and Cold Comfort Farm
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David Kincaid
David-Kincaid
2 total credits
Credits include: The Taming of the Shrew and The Black Cat
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,
Anthony Pedley
Anthony-Pedley
3 total credits
Credits include: The Taming of the Shrew, Othello and Troilus & Cressida
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,
Frank Thornton
Frank-Thornton
14 total credits
Credits include: The Tomb of Ligeia, Are You Being Served?, Are You Being Served? and The Taming of the Shrew
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,
Jonathan Cecil
Jonathan-Cecil
7 total credits
Credits include: Thirteen at Dinner, Dead Man's Folly, Murder in Three Acts, The Taming of the Shrew and A Fine Romance
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Genre:

Comedy

Country:

UK

Language:

English

The Taming of the Shrew

1980
Comedy
TV Movie
2h 7m
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29 Oct 2013
94
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John Cleese brings a wonderful performance as a man carrying his grief and anger just below the surface, and quite possibly on the edge of a nervous breakdown. The lesson he teaches to poor Katherine, that when life betrays us we win by laughing at its absurdity rather than ranting over its injustice, is profound and elevates a play with some... well... very *difficult* content. Sarah Badel's transformation is astonishing - I sat with my mouth agape during her final speech!
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Directed by:

Jonathan Miller
Jonathan-Miller
28 total credits
Credits include: Whistle and I'll Come to You, Alice in Wonderland, The Atheism Tapes and Othello
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Writer:

William Shakespeare
William-Shakespeare
275 total credits
Born in 1564 in Stratford, England, William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest playwrights and poets in the history of the English language. His works have been adapted and preformed all over the world.
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Starring:

John Cleese
John-Cleese
150 total credits
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as a scriptwriter on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy troupe responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different, Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life...(Wikipedia)
polygon
,
Simon Chandler
Simon-Chandler
15 total credits
Credits include: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, The Lord of the Rings, The Bounty, Incognito and The Enfield Haunting
polygon
,
Susan Penhaligon
Susan-Penhaligon
15 total credits
Credits include: Soldier of Orange, The Land That Time Forgot, Patrick, Count Dracula and The Confessional: House of Mortal Sin
polygon
,
John Franklyn-Robbins
John-Franklyn-Robbins
11 total credits
Credits include: Asylum, The Woman in Black, Overlord, The Taming of the Shrew and The Merchant of Venice
polygon
,
Sarah Badel
Sarah-Badel
5 total credits
Credits include: Not Without My Daughter, Mrs. Dalloway, The Shooting Party, The Taming of the Shrew and Cold Comfort Farm
polygon
,
David Kincaid
David-Kincaid
2 total credits
Credits include: The Taming of the Shrew and The Black Cat
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,
Anthony Pedley
Anthony-Pedley
3 total credits
Credits include: The Taming of the Shrew, Othello and Troilus & Cressida
polygon
,
Frank Thornton
Frank-Thornton
14 total credits
Credits include: The Tomb of Ligeia, Are You Being Served?, Are You Being Served? and The Taming of the Shrew
polygon
,
Jonathan Cecil
Jonathan-Cecil
7 total credits
Credits include: Thirteen at Dinner, Dead Man's Folly, Murder in Three Acts, The Taming of the Shrew and A Fine Romance
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Genre:

Comedy

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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