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The Sealed Room
5.1 / 10• 1909• 11m•NR• English
RomanceDramaHistoryHorror
Storyline
The Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one can see, hear, and most importantly, disturb them. But unbeknownst to the Count, his wife has set her eyes on the court minstrel. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's “The Cask of Amontillado” and Honoré de Balzac's “La Grande Breteche”.
Cast & Crew
Arthur V. Johnson
The Count
Lead
Marion Leonard
The Countess
Henry B. Walthall
The Minstrel
Mary Pickford
A Lady-in-Waiting
George Siegmann
Nobleman at Court
Mack Sennett
A Soldier
Linda Arvidson
A Lady-in-Waiting
Owen Moore
Nobleman at Court
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. D.W. Griffith's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Sealed Room is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
