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McLintock!

Synopsis
Western feature film. A cattle rancher (Wayne) finds himself wrangling with both incoming settlers and his headstrong wife, Katherine (Maureen O’Hara). In part a tribute to THE QUIET MAN but closer in theme to The Taming of the Shrew. Lanier (op cit) notes - ‘There are no citations of Shakespeare (other than a passing reference to "the milk of human kindness" from Macbeth), but several key motifs of Shakespeare’s play are freely recast: bickering between lovers who are, despite their evident attraction, unable to express their love because of a contest of authority; a subplot that involves a younger woman and multiple suitors; and a testy marriage that culminates in a taming scene in front of an audience’.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1963
Duration
127 mins

Credits

Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Producer
Michael Wayne
Cinematographer
William H. Clothier
Screenplay
James E. Grant
Costume
Ann Peck
Art Direction
Eddie Imazu; Hal Pereira
Cast
Maureen O’HaraKatherine McLintock (Katherina)
John WayneGeorge Washington McLintock (Petruchio)

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Taming of the Shrew, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); westerns

Notes

Notes
A 35mm preservation print of the trailer for the film is held by the BFI National Archive.
General
The tagline for the film was ‘he tamed the West...but could he tame her?'
Reviews
Lanier, Douglas. ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006). p. 310, entry 1319.

Production Company

Name

Batjac Productions

Name

United Artists

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