Nisha Rathode (Editor)

The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
5.8
/
10
1
Votes
Alchetron
5.8
5.8
1 Ratings
100
90
80
70
60
51
40
30
20
10
Rate This

Rate This

Director
  
D. W. Griffith

Duration
  

Screenplay
  
5.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Short, Drama

Running time
  
11 minutes

Story by
  
Country
  
United States

Writer
  
,
Frank E. Woods

Release date
  
December 2, 1909 (1909-12-02)

Cast
  
George Nichols
(The Catholic), (Oliver Cromwell), (The Catholics Wife), (The Catholics Child),
James Kirkwood - Sr
(Cromwells Advisor)

Similar movies
  
Related D W Griffith movies

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].

Contents

Summary

An 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

  • George Nichols
  • Marion Leonard
  • Edith Haldeman
  • Frank Powell
  • James Kirkwood, Sr.
  • Linda Arvidson
  • Charles Craig
  • Adele DeGarde
  • Frank Evans
  • Ruth Hart
  • Arthur V. Johnson
  • Jeanie MacPherson
  • Owen Moore
  • Anthony O'Sullivan
  • Gertrude Robinson
  • Mack Sennett
  • Dorothy West
  • References

    The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period Wikipedia
    The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period IMDb


    Similar Topics