The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the show's director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi. A secondary romance concerns Lois Lane, the actress playing Bianca, and her gambler boyfriend, Bill, who runs afoul of some gangsters. Television broadcast of the 2008 Komische Oper production.
Stars: Roger Smeets, Dagmar Manzel, Danny Costello, Sigalit Feig, Barbara Sternberger, Thomas Ebenstein
Crew: Cole Porter (Music), Barrie Kosky (Director), Bella Spewack (Book), Alfred Mayerhofer (Costume Design), Sam Spewack (Book), Andreas Morell (Director)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: 3sat, ZDF
Runtime: 163 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 02, 2011
IMDb: 5
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