The Taming of The Shrew

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Franco Zeffirelli

Writing Credits

William Shakespeare
(play)
Paul Dehn
(screen play by) and
Suso Cecchi D'Amico
(screen play by) and
Franco Zeffirelli
(screen play by)

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor
Katharina
Richard Burton
Petruchio
Cyril Cusack
Grumio
Michael Hordern
Baptista
Alfred Lynch
Tranio
Alan Webb
Gremio
Giancarlo Cobelli
The Priest
Vernon Dobtcheff
Pedant
Ken Parry
Tailor
Anthony Gardner
Haberdasher
Natasha Pyne
Bianca
Michael York
Lucentio
Victor Spinetti
Hortensio
Roy Holder
Biondello
Mark Dignam
Vincentio
Bice Valori
The Widow
Tina Perna
Complementary role
Alberto Bonucci
Nathaniel
Milena Vukotic
Complementary role
Alfredo Bianchini
Complementary role
Valentino Macchi
Katharina's Wedding Guest
Inna Alexeievna
Old Woman with Prostitute
Roberto Antonelli
Philip
Ettore Arena
Man in the Crowd
Giancarlo Badessi
Citizen
Gino Barbacane
Minstrel
Salvatore Billa
Complementary role
Luciano Bonanni
Citizen
Bruno Boschetti
Weddings Guest
Dolores Calò
Argument Spectator
Adele Cambria
Citizen
Salvatore Campochiaro
Weddings Guest
Lino Capolicchio
Gregory
Aristide Caporale
Bell Ringer
Giuseppe Castellano
Argument Spectator
Aristide Catoni
Argument Spectator
Franz Colangeli
Man in the Crowd
Ermelinda De Felice
Prostitute
Bruno Degni
Katharina's Wedding Guest
Liana Del Balzo
Bit Part
Vera Drudi
Weddings Guest
Lina Ferri
Argument Spectator
Iolanda Fortini
Citizen
Ferruccio Fregonese
Man in the Crowd
Eugenio Galadini
Prisoner
Franco Graceffa
Katharina's Wedding Guest
Luigi Leoni
Man Carried through the Street
Gianni Magni
Curtis
Ezio Marano
Citizen
Nora Marchiandi
Woman in the Crowd
Antonio Marcolini
Man in the Crowd
Ugo Mari
Man in the Crowd
Romano Milani
Katharina's Wedding Guest
Sandro Mondini
Half-Shaved Man on the Balcony
Mara Oscuro
Woman in the Crowd
Raimondo Penne
Philip
Lorenzo Piani
Bianca's Wedding Guest
Carlo Pisacane
Petruchio's Servant
Mimmo Poli
Man in the Street
Giuseppe Ravenna
Priest
Umberto Salomone
Weddings Guest
Luigi Scavran
Man in Crowd
Pupita Lea Scuderoni
Bianca's Wedding Guest
Alessandro Tedeschi
Bianca's Wedding Guest
Renato Terra
Bianca's Wedding Guest
Armando Tortorici
Citizen
Giuseppe Transocchi
Petruchio's Servant
Michael Wilding Jr.
Complementary role
Christopher Edward Wilding
Complementary role

Produced by

Richard McWhorter
executive producer
Elizabeth Taylor
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Nino Rota
(music composed by)

Cinematography by

Oswald Morris
director of photography

Editing by

Peter Taylor

Production Design by

Lorenzo Mongiardino
(as Renzo Mongiardino)

Art Direction by

Giuseppe Mariani
Elven Webb

Set Decoration by

Luigi Gervasi
Dario Simoni
Carlo Gervasi
(uncredited)

Costume Design by

Danilo Donati
(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

Alexandre
hairstylist: Elizabeth Taylor (as Alexandre of Paris)
Ron Berkeley
makeup artist: Richard Burton
Alberto De Rossi
makeup
Giannetto De Rossi
makeup
Grazia De Rossi
hairdresser
Agnes Flanagan
hairdresser: Elizabeth Taylor
Frank La Rue
makeup artist: Elizabeth Taylor (as Frank Larue)

Production Management

Roberto Cocco
unit manager
Guy Luongo
production supervisor
Richard McWhorter
production manager (uncredited)
Daniel Micheletti
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Albino Cocco
assistant director
Carlo Lastricati
assistant director
Rinaldo Ricci
assistant director

Art Department

Giantito Burchiellaro
sketch artist
John DeCuir
associate designer (as John De Cuir)
Ken Muggleston
props
Alessandro Alberti
assistant art director (uncredited)
Giovanni Natalucci
set designer (uncredited)
Italo Tomassi
scene painter (uncredited)
Fernando Valento
construction manager (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Aldred
dubbing recorder
Janet Davidson
dubbing editor
Aldo De Martino
soundman
Graham Harris
dubbing editor
David Hildyard
sound mixer
Peter Boyle
assistant dubbing editor (uncredited)
Mario Ottavi
sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Augie Lohman
special effects

Visual Effects by

Doug Ferris
matte painter (uncredited)
Gerald Larn
matte painter (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Nino Cristiani
operator
Luciano Trasatti
cameraman
Cristo Verrillo
electrician
Francesco Brescini
electrician (uncredited)
Bob Penn
still photographer (uncredited)
Piero Servo
assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Gloria Musetta
wardrobe (as Gloria Mussetta)
Irene Sharaff
costume designer: Elizabeth Taylor

Editorial Department

Carlo Fabianelli
editor: Italian version
Franca Silvi
editor: Italian version (as Franka Silvi)
Liberata Zocchi
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Carlo Savina
conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Elaine Schreyeck
continuity

Additional Crew

Maurice Binder
main title graphics

Thanks

William Shakespeare
with acknowledgements to: without whom they would have been at a loss for words
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