Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.
Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
Katharina
Richard Burton
Petruchio
Natasha Pyne
Bianca
Michael York
Lucentio
Cyril Cusack
Grumio
Michael Hordern
Baptista
Alfred Lynch
Tranio
Alan Webb
Gremio
Victor Spinetti
Hortensio
Roy Holder
Biondello
Mark Dignam
Vincentio
Bice Valori
The Widow
Giancarlo Cobelli
The Priest
Vernon Dobtcheff
Pedant
Ken Parry
Tailor
Anthony Gardner
Haberdasher
Tina Perna
Unknown
Alberto Bonucci
Unknown
Milena Vukotić
Unknown
Alfredo Bianchini
Unknown
Valentino Bacchi
Unknown
Valentino Macchi
Unknown
Giuseppe Transocchi
Petruchio's Servant (uncredited)
Armando Tortorici
Citizen (uncredited)
Luciano Bonanni
Citizen (uncredited)
Giuseppe Castellano
Citizen (uncredited)
Adele Cambria
Citizen (uncredited)
Aristide Catoni
Citizen (uncredited)
Iolanda Fortini
Citizen (uncredited)
Aristide Caporale
Bell Ringer (uncredited)
Carlo Pisacane
Petruchio's Servant (uncredited)
Lino Capolicchio
Gregorio (uncredited)
Crew
Franco Zeffirelli
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Screenplay
Paul Dehn
Screenplay
Peter Taylor
Editor
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Rinaldo Ricci
Assistant Director
Carlo Lastricati
Assistant Director
Albino Cocco
Assistant Director
Richard McWhorter
Executive Producer
Guy Luongo
Production Supervisor
Richard Burton
Producer
Lorenzo Mongiardino
Production Design
John DeCuir
Production Design
Luciano Trasatti
Camera Operator
Irene Sharaff
Costume Designer
Danilo Donati
Costume Designer
Gloria Mussetta
Wardrobe Supervisor
Alexandre de Paris
Hairstylist
Giannetto De Rossi
Makeup Artist
David Hildyard
Sound Mixer
Aldo De Martino
Sound
Augie Lohman
Special Effects
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Dario Simoni
Set Decoration
Luigi Gervasi
Set Decoration
Ken Muggleston
Property Master
Elaine Schreyeck
Continuity
Roberto Cocco
Unit Manager
Franka Silvi
Additional Editor
Carlo Fabianelli
Additional Editor
Carlo Savina
Conductor
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Giuseppe Mariani
Art Direction
Elven Webb
Art Direction
Giantito Burchiellaro
Concept Artist
