The Taming of the Shrew
1967 · 117 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 9,020 VOTES · DIR. Franco Zeffirelli
Overview
Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.
Dialogue Timeline — 956 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:52 Tranio!
00:07:41 Lady unveil unveil unveil Beauty's a thing to show
00:12:07 O, no! Why, will you lock her up, Signor Baptista, for this fiend of hell
00:14:38 Rush, Gremio. Though it pass your patience and mine to endure her loud alarums
00:17:06 And I have... thrust myself into this maze
00:20:38 By swaggering could I never thrive
00:25:47 Have not I in a pitched battle heard
00:29:46 - Signor... - Lucentio is my name.
00:33:24 So I to her, and so she yields to me, For I am rough and woo not like a babe.
00:37:21 Why, what's a movable?
00:42:15 For I am he am born to tame you, Kate
00:46:58 'Tis deeds must win the prize
00:51:46 Signor Baptista!
01:02:23 Wilt thou take Katharina To be thy lawful wedded wife?
01:06:54 They shall go forward, Kate, at thy command. Obey the bride, you that attend on her.
01:12:48 You logger-headed and unpolish'd grooms!
01:17:22 What dogs are these! Where is the rascal cook?
01:25:01 Mantua?
01:29:27 I am no child, no babe.
01:34:33 'Tis seven.
01:38:20 - Master. - Biondello...
01:41:10 I thank my good father, I am able to maintain it.
01:47:24 - A very mean meaning. - Right, I mean you.
01:52:03 And dart not scornful glances from those eyes
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed956
Dialogue density8.2 lines / min
First line00:00:52
Final line01:52:03
Production Record
DirectorFranco Zeffirelli
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
IMDb votes9,020