''The Mysterious X'' () is a 1914 Danish silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 – 2 April 1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor, both in film and on the stage. As a director, he was best known for his 1922 film '' Häxan'' (aka ''Witchcraft Through the Ages'') ...

. It was Christensen's

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. Prints of the film exist in the

Det Danske Filminstitut The Danish Film Institute (; DFI) is the national Danish agency responsible for supporting and encouraging film and cinema culture, and for conserving these in the national interest. It is the successor organisation to the Danish Film Foundation ...

and the

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street (Manhattan), 53rd Street between Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, a ...

Cast

as Løjtnant van Hauen *

Karen Caspersen Karen Caspersen (20 August 1890 – 14 May 1941) was a Danish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1910 and 1939. She was credited as Karen Sandberg in the Danish version of ''Blind Justice'' (1916), as well as Katherine Sande ...

as Fru van Hauen *

Otto Reinwald Otto Reinwald (23 August 1899 – 1 July 1968) was a German film actor.Eisner p.350 The elder brother of the actresses Grete Reinwald and Hanni Reinwald, he made his screen debut in 1913 as a child actor. He later became a production manager, ac ...

as the oldest son * Fritz Lamprecht as Kontreadmiral van Hauen * Amanda Lund as Gamle Jane, barnepige * Hermann Spiro as Grev Spinelli *

Bjørn Spiro Bjørn Spiro (20 March 1909 – 1 June 1999) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1914 and 1972. Filmography * '' Det hemmelighedsfulde X'' (1914) * '' 5 raske piger'' (1933) * '' Der var engang en Vicevært'' (1937) * ...

as Johnny, the youngest son

References

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* 1914 films 1914 drama films 1910s Danish-language films Danish black-and-white films Films directed by Benjamin Christensen 1914 directorial debut films Silent Danish drama films {{Denmark-silent-film-stub