SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Taming of the Shrew, The

Synopsis

Feature film. A loose re-working of The Taming of the Shrew directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli with Amedeo Nazzari as Petruchio and Lila Silvi as Katherine.

Language

Italian (Standard)

Country

Italy

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1942

Duration

86 mins

Credits

Director

Ferdinando Maria Poggioli

Producer

Angelo Mosco; Nicola Naracci

Cinematographer

Renato Del Frate

Screenplay

Dino Falconi; Sergio Amidei

Music

Cesare A. Bixio; Felice Montagnini

Production Design

Gastone Medin

Cast

Lila Silvi	Catina (Katherina)
Amedeo Nazzari	Pietruccio (Petruchio)
Lauro Gazzalo	Battista (Baptista Minola)
Rossana Montesi	Bianca (Bianca)
Aldo Capacci	Luciano (Lucentio)
Carlo Romano	Remo
Elvira Marchionni	Ortensia
Paolo Stoppa	Righetto

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Historical period

1940s

Plays

Taming of the Shrew, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Excelsa Film

Archive

Name

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia/Cineteca Nazionale/SNC

Email

scn@snc.it

Web

http://www.snc.it External site opens in new window

Phone

01-722941

Address

via Tuscolana 1524
00173 Roma
Italy