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.
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| Directed by | Ferdinando Maria Poggioli |
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| Cinematography | Renato Del Frate |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by | Felice Montagnini |
Production company | Excelsa Film |
| Distributed by | Minerva Film |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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
edit- 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
edit- ^ Gundle p.75
Bibliography
edit- Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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