The Taming of the Shrew (1942 film)

1942 film

The Taming of the Shrew

Directed by| Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Written by|

* William Shakespeare (play)
* Sergio Amidei
* Giacomo De Benedetti
* Dino Falconi
* Gherardo Gherardi
* Ferdinando Maria Poggioli

Produced by|

* Angelo Mosco
* Nicola Naracci

Starring|

* Amedeo Nazzari
* Lilia Silvi
* Lauro Gazzolo

Cinematography| Renato Del Frate
Edited by| Mario Serandrei
Music by| Felice Montagnini

Production
company

Excelsa Film

Distributed by| Minerva Film

Release date

* 16 September 1942 (1942-09-16)

Running time

| 82 minutes
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

The Taming of the Shrew (Italian: La bisbetica domata) is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Lilia Silvi and Lauro Gazzolo.[1] It is based on William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew, with the setting updated to modern-day Rome.

It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin and Mario Rappini.

## Cast

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* Amedeo Nazzari as Petruccio
* Lilia Silvi as Catina
* Lauro Gazzolo as Battista, padre di Catina
* Rossana Montesi as Bianca, sorella di Catina
* Paolo Stoppa as Righetto
* Carlo Romano as Remo
* Aldo Capacci as Luciano
* Elvira Marchionni as Ortensia
* Checco Durante as Il commendator Biondelli
* Armando Migliari as Il commendator Guarnacci
* Giuliana Pitti as Maria, la servetta
* Mario Cianfanelli as Romoletto
* Alfredo Del Pelo as Il chitarrista
* Attilio Dottesio as Un attore della filogrammatica
* Pina Gallini as La custode del "castello"
* Walter Grant as Il signore che vorebbesalire sulla carrozzella
* Totò Mignone as L'oste
* Giovanni Petrucci as Giuseppe
* Peppino Spadaro as Un invitato alle nozze
* Luciano Tajoli as Il cantante di stornelli

## References

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1. ^ Gundle p.75

## Bibliography

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* Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.

## External links

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* The Taming of the Shrew at IMDb

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William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

Characters|

* Kate
* Petruchio
* Bianca Minola
* Christopher Sly

Stage adaptations|

* The Woman's Prize (c1611)
* Catharine and Petruchio (1754)
* Las bravías (1896)
* Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung (1872)
* Sly, ovvero La leggenda del dormiente risvegliato (1927)
* Kiss Me, Kate (1948)
* The Taming of the Shrew (1953)
* Ukroshchenye Stroptivoy (1957)
* Christopher Sly (1963)

Direct adaptations|

* 1908
* 1929
* 1962 (TV)
* 1967
* 1980 (TV)
* 1994 (TV)

Other adaptations|

* Daring Youth (1924)
* You Made Me Love You (1933)
* Second Best Bed (1938)
* The Taming of the Shrew (1942)
* Enamorada (1946)
* Kiss Me Kate (1953)
* Abba Aa Hudugi (1959)
* Gundamma Katha (1962)
* Manithan Maravillai (1962)
* McLintock! (1963)
* Arivaali (1963)
* Kiss Me Kate (1968)
* Pattikada Pattanama (1972)
* The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980)
* Nanjundi Kalyana (1989)
* Banarasi Babu (1997)
* 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
* O Cravo e a Rosa (2000; TV)
* Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
* The Taming of the Shrew (2005; TV)
* Frivolous Wife (2008)
* 10 Things I Hate About You (2009; TV)
* Isi Life Mein...! (2010)

Related|

* The Taming of the Shrew in performance
* The Taming of the Shrew on screen
* Shrew (stock character)
* Vinegar Girl (2016)

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