|
Det hemmelighedsfulde X
(The Mysterious X)
Also known as Sealed Orders in the USA : [Orders Under Seal]
(1914) Denmark
B&W : Seven reels / 1977 metres
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Cast: Benjamin Christensen [Lieutenent van Hauen], Karen Caspersen (Karen Sandberg), Otto Reinwald, Fritz Lamprecht, Amanda Lund, Herman Spiro, Bjørn Spiro [Johnny], Charles Løwaas, Holgar Rasmussen, Svend Rindom, Robert Schmidt
Dansk Biografkompagni production. / Scenario by Benjamin Christensen. Art direction by Benjamin Christensen. Cinematography by Emil Dinesen. / Released 23 March 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Christensen’s first film as director. The film was released in the USA as Sealed Orders on State Rights basis (at six reels) by DeLuxe Attractions Film Company in 1914.
Drama: Horror.
Survival status: Prints exist in Det Danske Filminstitut film archive [35mm positive], and in the Museum of Modern Art film archive [missing intertitles].
Current rights holder: (unknown) [Denmark]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Espionage: Spies
Listing updated: 11 January 2024.
References: Bardèche-History p. 136; Brownlow-Parade pp. 510-511; Everson-American p. 61; Mottram-Danish pp. 41, 110, 112, 113-116; Shipman-Cinema p. 54 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
|
