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09/04/1998

BBC Two - The Taming of the Shrew

Adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy about a headstrong woman who is tamed by her husband.

Adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy about a feisty, headstrong woman who is eventually tamed by her new husband. Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about love and marriage. Shy Bianca and mean-spirited Katharina are two daughters of the rich merchant Baptista. Though Bianca is being courted by a number of young men, Baptista announces that she may not marry until Katharina is wed. None of the men in town are willing to marry Katharina, so Bianca remains unwed, until a scoundrel called Petruchio appears.

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