The Tell-Tale Heart
1941 | 20m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jules Dassin |
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| Writer: | Doane R. Hoag |
| Staring: |
| In this classic Edgar Allan Poe story, a man commits a murder, but afterward the victim's beating heart torments the murderer's mind. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 25, 1941 |
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| Director: | Jules Dassin |
| Writer: | Doane R. Hoag |
| Genres: | Crime, Horror |
| Keywords | murder, torment, guilty conscience, heartbeats, short film |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jules Dassin | Director |
| Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Doane R. Hoag | Screenplay |
| Sol Kaplan | Music |
| Paul Vogel | Director of Photography |
| Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
| Richard Duce | Art Direction |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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