The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew (1967), Franco Zeffirelli's Italian-shot adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, is available to watch online on iFILM — with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the lead roles.

16th-century Padua. Merchant Baptista won't allow his younger daughter Bianca to marry until her elder sister Katharina does — and Katharina has already sent every suitor running. Petruchio rides in from Verona with no money and a complete absence of interest in her reputation. He intends to marry well, and the famously difficult Katharina is simply a negotiation. Michael York and Natasha Pyne complete the cast.

Taylor and Burton were married during filming, and their onscreen dynamic crackles with the ease of two people who can read each other's next move. Zeffirelli brought the same visual warmth here that he'd put to work in Romeo and Juliet a year later. Stream The Taming of the Shrew (1967) online on iFILM.