In which the Mister and Monsters do a compare and contrast of KISS ME KATE (1953) and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (1967), both sourced from Shakespeare’s play.  

KISS ME KATE is directed by George Sidney screenplay credit to Dorothy Kingsley and book credits to Bella and Sam Spewack.  The story is a story within a play and Kate is represented by Kathryn Grayson as Lilli and Howard Keel is Fred/Petruchio.  The film is a musical with much of the music and lyrics credited to Cole Porter.  The film clocks in at 1 h and 49 m, is rated approved and we watched it on @TCM but is available to rent/buy on Amazon.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW is directed by Franco Zeffirelli with screenplay credits to Paul Dehn, Suso Cecchi D’Amico and Franco Zeffirelli.  This stars Elizabeth Taylor as Katharina and Richard Burton as Petruchio.  This film is more faithful to the Shakespeare play but condensed for time.  The film is rated approved and clocks in at 2 h and 2 m – we also watched this on @TCM  but is available to rent/buy on Amazon.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.      
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Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library