The Taming of the Scoundrel
| The Taming of the Scoundrel | |
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Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro | |
| Directed by | Franco Castellano Giuseppe Moccia |
| Written by | Franco Castellano Giuseppe Moccia |
| Starring | Adriano Celentano Ornella Muti |
| Cinematography | Alfio Contini |
| Edited by | Antonio Siciliano |
| Music by | Detto Mariano |
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| Distributed by | Verleih J |
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Running time | 96 min. ca. (104 min. original uncut version) |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | 17 billion lire (Italy) 56 million tickets (USSR) |
The Taming of the Scoundrel (Italian: Il bisbetico domato , literally "The ill-tempered man being tamed") is a 1980 Italian film directed by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia, credited as Castellano & Pipolo. The plot is loosely inspired by William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.