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The Taming of the Shrew (1973)

The Taming of the Shrew poster
Directed by
Robin Lovejoy
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man married to a wealthy but headstrong woman tries to make her obedient. This TV adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy sets the story in early 1900s rural Australia.

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What happens

The Taming of the Shrew is a 1973 Australian TV screening of the Old Tote production of the play by William Shakespeare, relocated to an unnamed town in New South Wales at the turn of the twentieth century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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