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The taming of the shrew

DVD

1999

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Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Uniform Title:	Taming of the shrew (Motion picture : 1967)
Title:	The taming of the shrew / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents a Burton-Zeffirelli production ; a Royal Films International/F.A.I. production ; screenplay by Paul Dehn, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli ; directed by Franco Zeffirelli ; [produced by Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Franco Zeffirelli].
Edition:	Widescreen.
Publisher, Date:	Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1999] ©1967
Description:	1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 4 3/4 in. digital optical wide screen 2.35:1 NTSC video file DVD video region 1
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.
Series:	Columbia classics Columbia classics (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations. Man-woman relationships -- Italy -- Padua -- Drama. Wagers -- Drama.
Genre:	Comedy films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Author:	Zeffirelli, Franco, film director, film producer, screenwriter. Dehn, Paul, 1912-1976, screenwriter. Cecchi d'Amico, Suso, screenwriter. Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, actor, film producer. Burton, Richard, 1925-1984, actor, film producer. Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993, actor. Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995, actor. Lynch, Alfred, 1931-2003 actor. Webb, Alan, 1906-1982, actor. York, Michael, 1942- actor. Spinetti, Victor, actor. Pyne, Natasha, 1946- actor. Morris, Oswald, 1915-2014, director of photography. Taylor, Peter, 1922-1997, editor of moving image work. Rota, Nino, 1911-1979, composer (expression) Motion picture adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew. Columbia Pictures Corporation, production company. Royal Films International (Firm) production company. F.A.I. (Films Artistici Internazionali) production company. Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm), film distributor.
Other Title:	William Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew
Notes:	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. For private home use only. Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Peter Taylor ; original music, Nino Rota. Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Alfred Lynch, Alan Webb, Michael York, Victor Spinetti, Natasha Pyne. DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono. English, Portuguese or Spanish dialogue, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned.
Contents:	Special features: production notes; theatrical trailer; bonus trailer; talent files.
ISBN:	0767828003 9780767828000 5555291914 9785555291912 0767828003
Publisher Number:	01109
Other Number:	42749302
System Availability:	2
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	708716
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Call Number:	DVD MOVIE Taming o

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