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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
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	Mark Twain (story) Frank E. Woods
Cinematography	G.W. Bitzer
Release date	December 2, 1909 (1909-12-02)
Country	United States

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

Bibliography

• Mark Twain (1930). M. Diesterweg (ed.). The death-disk. p. 15.

External links

• 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

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