The Tell-Tale Heart

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The Tell-Tale Heart

1941

0h 20m

6.6(14 votes)

Crime

Horror

Overview

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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4 featured cast members

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Joseph Schildkraut

Young Man

Roman Bohnen

Old Man

Oscar O'Shea

First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Will Wright

Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

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Directed by: Jules Dassin
Written by: Doane R. Hoag

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