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The Tell-Tale Heart

Oct 25, 1941 · 20m
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Crime
Horror

PLOT

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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CAST

Joseph Schildkraut
Young Man
Roman Bohnen
Old Man
Oscar O'Shea
First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Will Wright
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Directed by Jules Dassin

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country
US

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