Country
United States
Date
Nov 05, 1953
Certification
NR
Note
New York City, New York
Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!
1h 49min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kurt Kasznar | "Baptista" |
| Bob Fosse | "Hortensio" |
| Ron Randell | Cole Porter |
| Willard Parker | Tex Callaway |
| Dave O'Brien | Ralph |
| Claud Allister | Paul |
| Ann Codee | Suzanne |
| Carol Haney | Specialty Dancer |
| Jeanne Coyne | Specialty Dancer |
| David Bair | Gregory (uncredited) |
| Herman Belmonte | Actor in Play (uncredited) |
| Lulu Mae Bohrman | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Dick Cherney | Actor in Play (uncredited) |
| Gene Coogan | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Michael Dugan | Stretcher Bearer (uncredited) |
| Ted Eckelberry | Nathaniel (uncredited) |
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| Kay Garrett | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Maria Haro | Actress in Play (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Al Haskell | Actor in Play (uncredited) |
| Bill Hickman | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Lewis | Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marks | Actor in Play (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Hermes Pan | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Rhein | Actor in Play (uncredited) |
| Stephen Soldi | Actor in Play (uncredited) |
| William Tannen | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
Genres
MusicComedyRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Kiss Me Kate |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | Italiano, Français, English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated |
| Data di uscita | 26 novembre 1953 |
| Producer | Jack Cummings |
| Writer | Dorothy Kingsley, Sam Spewack, Bella Spewack, William Shakespeare, Cole Porter |
| Editors | Ralph E. Winters, Alvord Eiseman |
| Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
| Asst. Directors | George Rhein, George Sidney |
| Camera Operators | Charles Rosher |
| Add. Photography | Charles Rosher |
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| Production Design | Urie McCleary, Edwin B. Willis, Richard Pefferle, Cedric Gibbons, Mentor Huebner |
| Art Direction | Urie McCleary, Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Richard Pefferle, Mentor Huebner |
| Set Decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Richard Pefferle, Urie McCleary, Cedric Gibbons, Mentor Huebner |
| Special Effects | Warren Newcombe |
| Composer | Cole Porter, Conrad Salinger, Skip Martin, Saul Chaplin, André Previn, Bobby Tucker, Douglas Shearer, Robert Franklyn, Wally Heglin, William Saracino, Harry V. Lojewski |
| Sound | Cole Porter, Conrad Salinger, Skip Martin, Saul Chaplin, André Previn, Bobby Tucker, Douglas Shearer, Robert Franklyn, Wally Heglin, William Saracino, Harry V. Lojewski |
| Costume Design | Walter Plunkett, William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Makeup | William Tuttle, Walter Plunkett, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Hairstyling | Walter Plunkett, William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Budget | 1.981.000 € |
| Incasso | 3.117.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Sweden
Date
Nov 26, 1953
Certification
7
Country
United States
Date
Nov 26, 1953
Certification
NR
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Feb 22, 1954
Certification
U
Country
Austria
Date
Sep 01, 1954
Certification
12
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Country
France
Date
Nov 11, 1955
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
Apr 22, 2003
Certification
NR
Note
DVD
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