Kiss Me Kate

"Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!"

1953 1h 49m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 103

MusicComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.

“Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!”

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Cast

Kathryn Grayson
Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
Howard Keel
Fred Graham, "Petruchio"
Ann Miller
Lois Lane, "Bianca"
Keenan Wynn
Lippy
Bobby Van
"Gremio"
Tommy Rall
Bill Calhoun, "Lucentio"
James Whitmore
Slug
Kurt Kasznar
"Baptista"

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Sidney
Writers: Dorothy Kingsley
Languages: English, French, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Sidney, shot by Charles Rosher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cole Porter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel and Ann Miller carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!".

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The take

George Sidney directs. Charles Rosher behind the camera. Cole Porter scores. Ralph E. Winters cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Italian.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
4Directed by George Sidney, shot by Charles Rosher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cole Porter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel and Ann Miller carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!".
9IMDB entry: tt0045963 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "jealousy", "gambling debt", "gangster", "musical".