A young woman's father forbids her from marrying until her older sister is also wed - a tall order given the elder sibling's fiery temper and sharp tongue. When a fortune-hunting rogue arrives in town, three men keen to marry the younger sister persuade him to woo the older. Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

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.