The Taming of the Shrew (1908 film)
| The Taming of the Shrew | |
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith Harry Solter |
| Based on | Play by William Shakespeare |
| Produced by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, New York City |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin |
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Running time | 17 minutes (@16 frame/s); original release length 1048 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
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. (The first British production came three years later in 1911.)