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Kiss Me Kate

Play trailer Poster for Kiss Me Kate 1953,  1h 49m,  Musical/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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93% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 70% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Divorced Broadway stars Fred Graham (Howard Keel) and Lilli Vanessi (Kathryn Grayson) agree to star in a musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew alongside rising young actors Lois Lane (Ann Miller) and Bill Calhoun (Tommy Rall). Backstage complications pile up due to a romantic misunderstanding between Fred and the soon-to-be-remarried Lilli, while Bill's gambling debts cause a pair of lunkheaded mobsters (Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore) to become part of the show.
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Nell Minow Movie Mom Jul 20, 2003
5/5
One of the all-time best movie musicals, with Fosse choreography and Porter's vunderbar music. Go to Full Review
George Perry BBC.com Apr 17, 2001
5/5
A treat, on no account to be missed. Go to Full Review
Jessica Winter Village Voice Jan 1, 2000
...Kiss Me Kate had nothing on Singin' in the Rain. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Sep 8, 2022
3/5
'...while the sexual politics are obviously in need of an update, Kiss Me Kate’s credentials as a great musical shouldn’t be a question of fashion…' Go to Full Review
Mildred Norton Illustrated Daily News (Los Angeles) Nov 18, 2021
As the feuding pair, Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson handle their roles superbly. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Nov 5, 2019
Cole Porter's Broadway musical (via Shakespeare) has been toned down for the screen, but the songs are as wonderful as ever. Go to Full Review
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George Sidney

Director

Kathryn Grayson

Lilli Vanessi 'Katherine'

Howard Keel

Fred Graham 'Petruchio'

Ann Miller

Lois Lane 'Bianca'

Bobby Van

'Gremio'

Keenan Wynn

Lippy

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Kiss Me Kate

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Synopsis Divorced Broadway stars Fred Graham (Howard Keel) and Lilli Vanessi (Kathryn Grayson) agree to star in a musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew alongside rising young actors Lois Lane (Ann Miller) and Bill Calhoun (Tommy Rall). Backstage complications pile up due to a romantic misunderstanding between Fred and the soon-to-be-remarried Lilli, while Bill's gambling debts cause a pair of lunkheaded mobsters (Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore) to become part of the show.
Director
George Sidney
Producer
Jack Cummings
Distributor
MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 26, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 49m
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