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Uniform Title Taming of the shrew (Motion picture : 1967)
Title William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents a Burton-Zeffirelli production ; a Royal Films International/F.A.I. production ; screen play by Paul Dehn, Susu Cecchi D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli ; directed by Franco Zeffirelli ; [produced by Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Franco Zeffirelli].

Imprint Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1999], c1967.

Copies

Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe DVDs 1st Floor  791.4372 T152 1999    ---  Available
1 copy being processed for Axe Acquisitions Order.
Edition Widescreen version (2.35:1).
Description 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent
video v rdamedia
videodisc vd rdacarrier
Series Columbia classics
Columbia classics (DVD videodiscs)
System Details DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Language English, Portuguese or Spanish dialogue, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned.
Cast Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Alfred Lynch, Alan Webb, Michael York, Victor Spinetti, Natasha Pyne.
Credits Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Peter Taylor ; original music, Nino Rota.
Note Special features: production notes; theatrical trailer; bonus trailer; talent files.
Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967.
Summary Petruchio is a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona who journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he meets Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. After the honeymoon, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that he has the most obedient wife. In reality, Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate.
Contents Special features: production notes; theatrical trailer; bonus trailer; talent files.
Subject Man-woman relationships -- Italy -- Padua -- Drama.
Wagers -- Drama.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. (OCoLC)fst00029048
Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
Wagers. (OCoLC)fst01169489
Italy -- Padua. (OCoLC)fst01204701
Genre/Form Comedy films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
Added Author Zeffirelli, Franco, director, writer, producer.
Dehn, Paul, 1912-1976, writer.
Cecchi d'Amico, Suso, writer.
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984, actor, producer.
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, actor, producer.
York, Michael, 1942- actor.
Spinetti, Victor, 1929-2012.
Pyne, Natasha, 1946- actor.
Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993 actor.
Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995 actor.
Lynch, Alfred, 1931-2003.
Webb, Alan, 1906-1982 actor.
Morris, Oswald, 1915-2014 cinematographer.
Taylor, Peter, 1922-1997 editor.
Rota, Nino, 1911-1979, composer.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew.
Columbia Pictures Corporation.
Royal Films International (Firm)
F.A.I. (Films Artistici Internazionali)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Note Taming of the shrew
ISBN 0767828003
9780767828000
Standard No. 043396011090
Music No. 01109 Columbia TriStar Home Video

 
    
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