Luigi Gervasi was nominated for a Best Art Direction Academy Award for a film based on a play by what playwriter?
The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) The Taming of the Shrew (Italian: "La Bisbetica domata" ) is a 1967 film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare about a courtship between two strong-willed people. The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as Shakespeare's Kate and Petruchio.
Topaze (1933 American film) Topaze is a 1933 American Pre-Code film based on the French play of the same name by Marcel Pagnol. Another film version of "Topaze", this one made in the original French was also released that year, starring Louis Jouvet in the title role. Subsequently Pagnol himself directed a 1936 adaptation.