The Taming of the Shrew (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
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. 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

• 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

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Taming of the Shrew at IMDb