Horror ·Thriller · United Kingdom · 1960 · 1h 18m

The Tell-Tale Heart

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Director
Ernest Morris
Cast
Laurence Payne as Edgar Marsh Adrienne Corri as Betty Clare Dermot Walsh as Carl Loomis Selma Vaz Dias as Mrs. Vine John Scott as Police Inspector John Martin as Police Sergeant
Crew
James Wilson — Director of Photography Derek Parsons — Editor Brian Clemens — Writer Eldon Howard — Writer
Tagline

From the Terrifying Pages of Edgar Allan Poe!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
neighbor19th century
Key Collaborators
Ernest Morris Director James Wilson Director of Photography Derek Parsons Editor Brian Clemens Writer Eldon Howard Writer
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