Kiss Me Kate
Warner Bros. (1953)
Comedy, Family, Musical
In Collection
#7353
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Seen ItYes
012569508828
IMDB   7.3
1 hr 50 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Kathryn Grayson Lilli Vanessi 'Katherine'
Kurt Kasznar Baptista
Howard Keel Fred Graham 'Petruchio'
Ann Miller Lois Lane 'Bianca'
Bobby Van Gremio
James Whitmore Slug
Keenan Wynn Lippy
James A. FitzPatrick
Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip
Mrs. Nicholas M. Schenck
Bob Fosse Hortensio
Tommy Rall Bill Calhoun 'Lucentio'
Ron Randell Cole Porter
Director
George Sidney
James H. Smith
Producer Jack Cummings
Writer Dorothy Kingsley
William Shakespeare
Cinematography Charles Rosher


"Witty and thoroughly beguiling. Every number's a show-stopper." -Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical

When two squabbling ex-marrieds are cast as squabbling Renaissance romantics in a musical The Taming of the Shrew, life imitates art, art imitates life-and it all proves no musical comedy imitates Kiss Me Kate, the backstage/onstage delight from the 1948 Broadway smash and featuring 14 peerless Cole Porter songs.

Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson are the tangled twosome So in love despite her I hate men flashpoints. Ann Miller adds heat, razzle-tap-dazzling in Too Darn Hot and wowing Tom, Dick and Harry (Bob Fosse, Tommy Rall, Bobby Van). Fosse and Hermes Pan provide zesty choreography under George Sidney's nimble direction. So brush up your Shakespeare and enjoy. Kate won't just kiss you. She'll floor you.
Edition Details
Edition Classic Musicals Collection
Distributor Warner Home Video
Chapters 36
Release Date 4/22/2003
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Ann Miller hosts Cole Porter In Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Music Only Track
Vintage Documentary Short Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City
Interactive Menus
Behind-the-Scenes Notes
Theatrical Trailer
Scene Access