The Taming of the Shrew (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Producer(s) | Richard Burton (uncredited), Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited), Franco Zeffirelli (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Period Piece, Romance (Comic) |
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The Taming of the Shrew Overview:
The Taming of the Shrew (1967) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and produced by Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Franco Zeffirelli.
Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Renzo Mongiardino, John DeCuir, Elven Webb, Giuseppe Mariani; Set Decoration: Dari | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Irene Sharaff, Danilo Donati | Nominated |
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The Taming of the Shrew (1908) A Silent Film Review
By Fritzi Kramer on Sep 14, 2014 From Movies SilentlyBy Fritzi Kramer on September 14, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Four months into his career as a director, D.W. Griffith took on William Shakespeare. In one reel. Yes, that is about ten minutes. The short stars the legendary Florence Lawrence as the titular hellion and Arthur V. Johnson... Read full article
Hamlet Isn’t Dead: The Taming Of The Shrew – A Personal Kickstarter Appeal
By Michael on Nov 14, 2013 From Durnmoose Movie MusingsOk, you guys know that I usually try to keep the personal side of my life out of the blogging side, except for where it relates to movies and TV shows, but I hope you’ll forgive me taking just a moment here to promote something near and dear to my heart. Earlier this year, my son David and som... Read full article
Hamlet Isn’t Dead: The Taming Of The Shrew – A Personal Kickstarter Appeal
By Michael on Nov 14, 2013 From Durnmoose Movie MusingsOk, you guys know that I usually try to keep the personal side of my life out of the blogging side, except for where it relates to movies and TV shows, but I hope you’ll forgive me taking just a moment here to promote something near and dear to my heart. Earlier this year, my son David and som... Read full article
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Quotes from
Petruchio: I've come to wive and wealthily in Padua. If wealthily, then happily, in Padua.
Petruchio: Come, come, you wasp! In faith you are too angry!
Katherina: If I be waspish, best beware my sting!
Petruchio: My remedy then is to pluck it out!
Katherina: Hah! If the fool could find where it lies!
Petruchio: Who knows not where a wasp doth wear his sting? In his tail!
Katherina: In his tongue!
Petruchio: Whose tongue?
Katherina: Yours! -if you talk of tales, and so farewell!
Petruchio: What? With my tongue in your tail?
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Facts about
After Cleopatra had failed at the box office, nearly bankrupting 20th Century Fox, when director Franco Zeffirelli suggested casting Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton his this film, he was told it would never happen by Fox executives. However, Zeffirelli was persistent, and in the end, he was able to convince Fox that the couple still had box office potential. Ultimately, he was proved correct, as the film was a huge box office success.
Before playing Katherina, Elizabeth Taylor had never performed Shakespeare (unlike Richard Burton, who was an experienced Shakesperian and already played roles such as Hamlet, Iago, Edgar, Hotspur and Romeo on stage), and she was said to be very nervous prior to the beginning of the shot. As she found her way into the role, and became more confident, she asked director Franco Zeffirelli if she could shoot everything from the first day of shooting again, as she didn't think her performance was up to scratch. Zefferilli assured her it was, but she was persistent, and on the last day of principal photography, the entire first day was shot again.
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