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 NERFINISHED
The Cask of Amontillado NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy G. W. Bitzer NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED
distributor Biograph Company NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
plotSummary A jealous king seals his queen and her lover in a room to die.
productionCompany Biograph Company NERFINISHED
releaseFormat 35 mm film
releaseYear 1909
runtimeMinutes 11
setting medieval court
stars Arthur V. Johnson NERFINISHED
Henry B. Walthall NERFINISHED
James Kirkwood NERFINISHED
Linda Arvidson NERFINISHED
Mack Sennett NERFINISHED
Marion Leonard NERFINISHED
Mary Pickford NERFINISHED
Owen Moore NERFINISHED

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