The Tell-Tale Heart

Name: The Tell-Tale Heart
Director: Jules Dassin
Genre: Crime, Horror
Released: 1941-10-25
Duration: 20 min
Cast: Joseph Schildkraut, Roman Bohnen, Oscar O'Shea, Will Wright

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1941 · 20 min · NR · Crime · Horror · TMDB 6.6/10

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.

Directed by Jules Dassin

Cast

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