▁Elizabeth ▁Sch a fer ▁bel ieves ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁K ather ina ▁that ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁t amed ; ▁" un like ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁K ather ina , ▁Pick ford ' s ▁K ather ina ▁knows ▁what ▁Pet ru chio ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁do ▁in ▁t aming ▁her ▁and ▁she ▁respond s ▁to ▁this ▁tact ically ▁and ▁successfully . ▁Her ▁sur pass ing ▁of ▁Pet ru chio ' s ▁out rage ous ▁behaviour ▁leaves ▁him ▁non pl uss ed ▁and ▁conc uss ed ." ▁However , ▁Pick ford ▁herself ▁was ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁film , ▁and ▁with ▁how ▁Taylor ▁had ▁directed ▁her . ▁In ▁her ▁aut obi ography , ▁she ▁wrote ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁play ▁K ather ina ▁as ▁a ▁f ero cious ▁woman , ▁but ▁Taylor ▁told ▁her ▁" We ▁don ' t ▁want ▁any ▁of ▁that ▁heavy ▁stage ▁drama ; ▁we ▁want ▁the ▁old ▁Pick ford ▁tr icks ." ▁Pick ford ▁said ▁of ▁her ▁performance , ▁" Inst ead ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁force ful ▁t iger - cat , ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁sp itting ▁little ▁k itten ." ▁ ▁Franco ▁Ze ff ire l li ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁cin ematic ▁adaptation ▁was ▁Franco ▁Ze ff ire l li ' s ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew , ▁st arring ▁Elizabeth ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Richard ▁Bur ton . ▁This ▁version ▁om its ▁the ▁Ind u ction ; ▁however , ▁some ▁critics ▁have ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁title ▁sequence ▁offers ▁a