The Taming of the Shrew (1908)

Directed by

D. W. Griffith

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

17 min

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man marries a headstrong woman and tries to make her obedient. This short silent film adapts Shakespeare's comedy.

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What happens

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.) (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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