The Taming of the Shrew

Based On the book by William Shakespeare

The Taming of the Shrew is a 1908 silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company of New York City. The 17-minute short, which is based on the play of the same name by English playwright William Shakespeare, was filmed in just two days–October 1 and 7, 1908–at Biograph's studio in Manhattan and on location in nearby Coytesville, a borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey. It is the first film adaptation of the play.

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Release date:

1908

Director:

D. W. Griffith

Cast:

Florence Lawrence, Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Harry Solter, Charles Avery

Genre:

Silent

Country:

United States

Year page:

1908 in adaptations