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02/09/1909 Romance, Drama, History, Horror 0h 11m
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Overview

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”.

  1. Frank E. Woods

    Writer

  2. D.W. Griffith

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Arthur V. Johnson

    The Count

  2. Marion Leonard

    The Countess

  3. Henry B. Walthall

    The Minstrel

  4. Mary Pickford

    A Lady-in-Waiting

  5. George Siegmann

    Nobleman at Court

  6. Mack Sennett

    A Soldier

  7. Linda Arvidson

    A Lady-in-Waiting

  8. Owen Moore

    Nobleman at Court

  9. View more

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Reviews

A review by RottenPop
Written by RottenPop on 2017-02-22
D.W. Griffith brings us the longest running horror movie to date (1909). It is less horror and more tragic as the movie is probably one of the first “Horror” movies to actually tug on your heart strings a bit. This is also a movie that proves that there are other directors out there not just George Melies.

The story is simple enough, we have a king who has constructed a “Pleasure Room” for himself and his concubine. But alas, this concubine is not faithful and she goes ahead and screws around with the court troubadour. The king, heartbroken and sad, commands his masons to seal the c...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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