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The Tell-Tale Heart
Human Monsters, Psychological

The Tell-Tale Heart

1941

Directed by Jules Dassin

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A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.

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Director
Jules Dassin
Written by
Doane R. Hoag
Cinematographer
Paul Vogel
Origin country
United States
Runtime
20m
Language
English
Rating
NR
Also known as
Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart
TMDB
6.6/10 (14 votes)
IMDb
6.7/10 (1,006 votes)
Released October 25, 1941

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