HBO Max: The Best Movies and TV Shows for Diversity
Whether you like cinema classics, sketch comedy, or science fiction, HBO Max has something for you! Check out our top picks for diversity and representation.
The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
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.
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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Sam Taylor
In Theaters:10/26/1929
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Runtime:63 minutes
Studio:United Artists, Elton Corporation, Pickford Corporation
Cast
Sam Taylor
Director
Mary Pickford
Caterina
Douglas Fairbanks
Petruccio
Edwin Maxwell
Battista
Joseph Cawthorn
Gremio
Clyde Cook
Grumio
Dorothy Jordan
Bianca
Geoffrey Wardwell
Hortensio
Wilson Benge
Servant (uncredited)
Frankie Genardi
Little Boy (uncredited)
Billie Jeane Phelps
Little Girl (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
Servant (uncredited)
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