Salaperäinen X

Original title: Det hemmelighedsfulde X

19141914
1h 24m

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6.8/10

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Drama Mystery

On the brink of war, Lt. van Hauen is summoned to take command of the cruiser, but due to unforeseen events, he is wrongfully convicted as a traitor.On the brink of war, Lt. van Hauen is summoned to take command of the cruiser, but due to unforeseen events, he is wrongfully convicted as a traitor.On the brink of war, Lt. van Hauen is summoned to take command of the cruiser, but due to unforeseen events, he is wrongfully convicted as a traitor.

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

614

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POPULARITY

141,847

17,745

Director
- Benjamin Christensen
Writers
- Benjamin Christensen
- Laurids Skands(manuscript)
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Trivia
Shot over the course of three months.

Alternate versions
For the film's release in Germany, all references to spies were eliminated, as any references to spies were expressly forbidden by the government censors. The spies in the film were turned, via the intertitles, into smugglers.

Connections
Edited into Eventyret om dansk film 3: Danske filmstjerner og kometer - 1913-1923 (1996)

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10/10

Amazing film

A wonderful silent film! This is one of the most innovative silent films ever. The danish director Benjamin Christensen made his director debut with this film that he financed himself. With his own company Dansk Biografkompagni, he started filming this film, that he wrote over one night. The plot in the film is good but not great. What makes this film so interesting is how Benjamin Christensen used darkness vs. light to create an atmosphere. Before this film a lack of light was considered as a lack of talent, but Benjamin proved that shadows can be very effective.

A great film

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