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The Tell-Tale Heart
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The Tell-Tale Heart 1941 Directed by Jules Dassin

In this classic Edgar Allan Poe story, a man commits a murder, but afterward the victim's beating heart torments the murderer's mind.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Crime , Horror
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date 25 October 1941
20 mins
Cast
Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut Young Man
Roman Bohnen
Roman Bohnen Old Man
Oscar O'Shea
Oscar O'Shea First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Will Wright
Will Wright Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Jules Dassin
Jules Dassin
Writer
Doane R. Hoag
Doane R. Hoag
Cinematography
Paul Vogel
Paul Vogel
Editor
Adrienne Fazan
Adrienne Fazan
Original Writer
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Art Direction
Richard Duce
Richard Duce
Music
Sol Kaplan
Sol Kaplan