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Kiss Me Kate (1953)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:8
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 18 hrs 31 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: This Cole Porter hit based on the Shakespeare play "The Taming of the Shrew" features such hits as "So in Love" and "Always True to You in My Fashion." Academy Award Nominations: Best Scoring of a... This Cole Porter hit based on the Shakespeare play "The Taming of the Shrew" features such hits as "So in Love" and "Always True to You in My Fashion." Academy Award Nominations: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. [More]
Starring: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Bobby Van
Starring: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Bobby Van, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Kurt Kasznar, Bob Fosse
Director: George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
Producer: Jack Cummings
Screenwriter: Dorothy Kingsley
Composer: Cole Porter
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Reviews for Kiss Me Kate
A little weak in acting at first, but warms up nicely. Quite entertaining. And even more welcoming in 3D.
The theatrical antics are a bit forced and the musical numbers aren't the best in the history of musical cinema, but this still stands as an 'important' film of its era, albeit a minor and relatively forgettable one.
One of the all-time best movie musicals, with Fosse choreography and Porter's vunderbar music.
The picture's brio is quaint and disarming, for the most part getting its laughs when it needs them.
Thanks to the genius of George Sidney at the helm, there's never a dull moment nor a single instance of a song or dance simply shoehorned in with no bearing on the story. So brush up your Porter if you must have a background before seeing this, and go!
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