The Sealed Room

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The Sealed Room is a 1909 American silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable as an early example of cinematic suspense and psychological drama.

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instanceOf silent short film ⓘ
basedOn The Bricklayer’s Story ⓘ
The Cask of Amontillado ⓘ
cinematographyBy G. W. Bitzer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director D. W. Griffith ⓘ
distributor Biograph Company ⓘ
era early cinema ⓘ
filmColor black-and-white ⓘ
filmFormat short film ⓘ
hasFilmEditingStyle early narrative continuity editing ⓘ
hasFilmTechnique early cinematic suspense ⓘ
psychological tension ⓘ
hasGenre psychological drama ⓘ
suspense film ⓘ
notableFor early example of cinematic suspense ⓘ
early psychological drama in film ⓘ
originalLanguage Silent film ⓘ
partOf D. W. Griffith filmography ⓘ
linked to: D. W. Griffith
plotSummary A jealous king seals his queen and her lover in a room to die. ⓘ
productionCompany Biograph Company ⓘ
releaseFormat 35 mm film ⓘ
releaseYear 1909 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 11 ⓘ
setting medieval court ⓘ
stars Arthur V. Johnson ⓘ
Henry B. Walthall ⓘ
James Kirkwood ⓘ
linked to: James Kirkwood Sr.

Linda Arvidson ⓘ
Mack Sennett ⓘ
Marion Leonard ⓘ
Mary Pickford ⓘ
Owen Moore ⓘ

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Linda Arvidson → notableWork → The Sealed Room ⓘ
Billy Bitzer → knownForFilm → The Sealed Room ⓘ