The Mysterious X
1914 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 722 VOTES · DIR. Benjamin Christensen
Overview
Not long before marine officer van Hauen goes off to war and heavy-heartedly leaves his family, he coincidentally discovers that his wife has a secret liaison with the dubious Count Spinelli. What the van Hauens do not yet know, is that the sleazy Spinelli has a hidden agenda. (stumfilm.dk)
Dialogue Timeline — 73 lines
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00:00:00 SEALED ORDERS
00:02:12 "Our flag is too good for that!"
00:04:47 BEWARE OF X AT MIDNIGHT!
00:07:11 The fleet of the fatherland
00:10:28 BEWARE OF X AT MIDNIGHT!
00:20:15 "When can I speak to you -- alone?"
00:22:26 "We're at war! -- Long live the fatherland!"
00:27:21 The sealed orders
00:31:56 "Here are the sealed orders"
00:36:47 The coat!!
00:44:28 "Examine the sealed orders!"
00:50:46 "He says that my father has been arrested!"
00:53:56 The minutes of the hearing arrive a few days later.
00:56:56 "Count Spinelli was with me that evening. He forgot his coat. Maybe he is the traitor!"
00:59:42 She tries to move the rear-admiral to provide count Spinelli as a witness.
01:11:56 - The elephant - that is the letter from Spinelli! - And the X - it is the wings of the mill! - The solution must be found in the old mill!
01:15:09 To clear my conscience before death, I hereby confess to having opened Lieutenant van Hauen's sealed orders. Count Spinelli
01:22:11 The disastrous photograph
10:00:00 important information by carrier pigeon from X.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed73
Dialogue density0.8 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line10:00:00
Production Record
DirectorBenjamin Christensen
LanguageDanish
IMDb votes722