The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film)
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The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) is a British-Italian screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) canonical | 3 |
| The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film score) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5182947 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) Context triple: [The Taming of the Shrew, hasAdaptation, The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film)]
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A.
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) is a 1993 romantic comedy adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh alongside an ensemble cast.
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B.
Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)
Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) is Franco Zeffirelli’s acclaimed, Oscar-winning adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, noted for its youthful cast, lush cinematography, and enduring cultural impact.
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C.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of marriage, gender roles, and social hierarchy through the contentious courtship of the strong-willed Katherina and the domineering Petruchio.
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D.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on witty banter, romantic misunderstandings, and schemes involving two couples in the Italian town of Messina.
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E.
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage is a television miniseries adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s classic drama that explores the complexities of a deteriorating relationship, notably starring Oscar Isaac.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) Target entity description: The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) is a British-Italian screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
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A.
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) is a 1993 romantic comedy adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh alongside an ensemble cast.
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B.
Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)
Romeo and Juliet (1968 film) is Franco Zeffirelli’s acclaimed, Oscar-winning adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, noted for its youthful cast, lush cinematography, and enduring cultural impact.
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C.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of marriage, gender roles, and social hierarchy through the contentious courtship of the strong-willed Katherina and the domineering Petruchio.
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D.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on witty banter, romantic misunderstandings, and schemes involving two couples in the Italian town of Messina.
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E.
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage is a television miniseries adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s classic drama that explores the complexities of a deteriorating relationship, notably starring Oscar Isaac.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Taming of the Shrew (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Lorenzo Mongiardino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Taming of the Shrew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
play by William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| character |
Baptista
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bianca NERFINISHED ⓘ Gremio NERFINISHED ⓘ Hortensio NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherina NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucentio NERFINISHED ⓘ Petruchio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Oswald Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Danilo Donati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Franco Zeffirelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nino Rota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCastCouple | Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Franco Zeffirelli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard McWhorter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 122 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Franco Zeffirelli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Dehn NERFINISHED ⓘ Suso Cecchi d’Amico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Padua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alfred Lynch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyril Cusack NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Dignam NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Hordern NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael York NERFINISHED ⓘ Natasha Pyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Holder NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Spinetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) Description of subject: The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) is a British-Italian screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nino Rota
this entity surface form:
The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film score)