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.
Director: Jonathan Miller
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Simon Chandler as Lucentio |
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Anthony Pedley as Tranio |
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John Franklyn-Robbins as Baptista |
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Frank Thornton as Gremio |
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Sarah Badel as Katherine |
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Jonathan Cecil as Hortensio |
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John Cleese as Petruchio |
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Joan Hickson as Widow |
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Susan Penhaligon as Bianca |
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Harry Waters as Biondello |
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David Kincaid as Grumio |
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Bev Willis as Baptista's Servant |
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Angus Lennie as Curtis |
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Harry Webster as Nathaniel |
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Gil Morris as Philip |
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Leslie Sarony as Gregory |
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Derek Deadman as Nicholas |
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Denis Gilmore as Peter |
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John Bird as Pedant |
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Alan Hay as Tailor |
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David Kinsey as Haberdasher |
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John Barron as Vincentio |
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Tony Martelli as Officer |
| Directing | Jonathan Miller | Director |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Production | Colin Lowrey | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alun Hughes | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Chick Anthony | Sound |
| Lighting | John Treays | Lighting Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eileen Mair | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Stephen Oliver | Original Music Composer |