The Taming of the Shrew
Year:
1967
Free adaptation of the play by Shakespeare.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Katharina Elizabeth Taylor
- Petruchio Richard Burton
- Grumio Cyril Cusack
- Baptista Michael Hordern
- Tranio Alfred Lynch
- Gremio Alan Webb
- Hortensio Victor Spinetti
- Biondello Roy Holder
- Vincentio Mark Dignam
- the widow Bice Valori
- the priest Giancarlo Cobelli
- pedant Vernon Dobtcheff
- tailor Ken Parry
- haberdasher Anthony Gardner
- Bianca Natasha Pyne
- Lucentio Michael York
- cast member Tina Perna
- Nathaniel Alberto Bonucci
- cast member Miléna Vukotic
- cast member Alfredo Bianchini
- cast member Valentino Macchi
- [Curtis] Gianni Magni
- [Gregory] Lino Capolicchio
- [Philip] Roberto Antonelli
- [] Edmondo Tieghi
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
- Assistant Director Carlo Lastricati
- Assistant Director Rinaldo Ricci
- Assistant Director Albino Cocco
- Continuity Elaine Schreyeck
Production
- © F.A.I. Films Artistici Internazionali S.r.l.
- Production Company Royal Films International Inc. Production
- Production Company F.A.I. Films Artistici Internazionali S.r.l.
- Presents Columbia Pictures Corporation
- a Burton-Zeffirelli production Richard Burton
- a Burton-Zeffirelli production Franco Zeffirelli
- Executive Producer Richard Mcwhorter
- [Producer] Richard Burton
- [Producer] Elizabeth Taylor
- [Producer] Franco Zeffirelli
- Unit Manager Roberto Cocco
- [Production Manager] Daniele Micheletti
- Production Supervisor Guy Luongo
- Made in De Laurentiis Studios (Rome)
Writing
- Screen Play by Paul Dehn
- Screen Play by Suso Cecchi D'amico
- Screen Play by Franco Zeffirelli
- William Shakespeare's William Shakespeare
- With acknowledgements to William Shakespeare
Photography
- Director of Photography Oswald Morris
- Cameraman Luciano Trasatti
- Operator Nino Cristiani
Special Effects
- Special Effects Augie Lohman
Editing
- Editor Peter Taylor
- Editor - Italian Version Franca Silvi
- Editor - Italian Version Carlo Fabianelli
Design
- Production Design by Renzo Mongiardino
- Associate Designer John F. Decuir
- Art Director Elven Webb
- Art Director Giuseppe Mariani
- Set Decoration Dario Simoni
- Set Decoration Luigi Gervasi
- [Scenic Artist] Italo Tomassi
- Sketch Artist Giantito Burchiellaro
- Props Ken Muggleston
Costumes
- Costumes for Elizabeth Taylor Designd by Irene Sharaff
- Costumes Designed by Danilo Donati
- Elizabeth Taylor's Costumes by Sartoria S.A.F.A.S.
- Costumes House Casa d'Arte Cerratelli
- Costumes House Farani
- Wardrobe Gloria Mussetta
Make-up
- Makeup Elizabeth Taylor Frank Larue
- Makeup Richard Burton Ron Berkeley
- Makeup Alberto De Rossi
- Makeup Giannetto De Rossi
- Elizabeth Taylor's Hairstyles Alexandre De Paris
- Hairdressing Elizabeth Taylor Agnes Flanagan
- Hairdresser Grazia De Rossi
- Wigs by Paris Leclabart
- Wigs Furnished by Maggi
- Wigs Furnished by Rocchetti
Titles
- Main Title Graphics Maurice Binder
Film processing
- {Colour by} Technicolor
- Filmed in Panavision
Music
- Music Composed by Nino Rota
- Conducted by Carlo Savina
Sound
- Sound Mixer David Hildyard
- Soundman Aldo De Martini
- Dubbing Editor Graham Harris
- Dubbing Editor Janet Davidson
- Dubbing Recorder John Aldred