Kiss Me Kate

1953 • 109 minutes

About this movie

Shakespeare's timeless comedy "Taming of the Shrew" serves as the basis for this musical adaptation of the Cole Porter Broadway smash. Howard Keel ("Kismet," TV's "Dallas") and Kathryn Grayson ("Show Boat," "Anchors Aweigh") star as a married couple whose stage roles become involved in their real lives! With an Oscar-nominated score and a spectacular dance sequence by Academy Award-winner Bob Fosse ("All that Jazz," "Cabaret"). Featuring Ann Miller ("On the Town"), Keenan Wynn ("Mary Poppins," "Dr. Strangelove"), Oscar-nominee James Whitmore ("The Shawshank Redemption," "Battleground"), and Kurt Kasznar (TV's "Land of the Giants," "Lili"). Directed by the acclaimed George Sidney ("Bye Bye Birdie," "Show Boat," "The Three Musketeers").