The Taming of the Shrew 44 years old
The swaggering Petruchio, eager to wive it wealthily in Padua, agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine.
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.
Credits
The Taming of the Shrew Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Simon Chandler He was 27, now 71 years old | as Lucentio |
| John Cleese He was 40, now 85 years old | as Petruchio |
| Joan Hickson She was 74, 92 years old when she died | as Widow |
| Susan Penhaligon She was 31, now 75 years old | as Bianca |
| John Franklyn-Robbins He was 55, 84 years old when he died | as Baptista |
| Angus Lennie He was 50, 84 years old when he died | as Curtis |
| John Barron He was 59, 83 years old when he died | as Vincentio |
| Frank Thornton He was 59, 92 years old when he died | as Gremio |
| Harry Webster He was 63, 89 years old when he died | as Nathaniel |
| Derek Deadman He was 40, now 84 years old | as Nicholas |
| Sarah Badel She was 37, now 81 years old | as Katherine |
| Denis Gilmore He was 31, now 75 years old | as Peter |
| Anthony Pedley | as Tranio |
| Harry Waters He was 3, now 48 years old | as Biondello |
| Jonathan Cecil He was 41, 72 years old when he died | as Hortensio |
| John Bird He was 271, 67 years old when he died | as Pedant |
| Bev Willis | as Baptista's Servant |
| David Kincaid | as Grumio |
The Taming of the Shrew Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Colin Lowrey as Production Designer. | Production |
The Taming of the Shrew (44 years)
The swaggering Petruchio, eager to wive it wealthily in Padua, agrees to marry the spitting hellcat, Katherine.
- Release day: Thursday, October 23, 1980
- Runtime: 126 minutes