The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period is a 1909 American short film, directed by D. W. Griffith and based on Mark Twain's short story "The Death Disk" [sic].
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period | |
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Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
Written by | Mark Twain (story) Frank E. Woods |
Cinematography | G.W. Bitzer |
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Country | United States |
Summary
editAn early Biograph historical drama set in Cromwellian England. A soldier, about to be executed because of his religious beliefs, is saved at the last moment through a twist of fate.
Cast
editBibliography
edit- Mark Twain (1930). M. Diesterweg (ed.). The death-disk. p. 15.
External links
edit- The Death Disk public domain audiobook at LibriVox
- The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period at IMDb
- D. W. Griffith at http://www.buscabiografias.com