The Tell-Tale Heart (movie)

The Tell-Tale Heart (movie)

  • User score: 7.2
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Ted Parmelee
  • Production companies: United Productions of America, Columbia Pictures
  • Genre: Horror, Animation, Crime
  • Release date: 12/17/1953
  • Run time: 8 min.

Movie description

One of the most discussed and imaginative cartoons of any era. It tells the famous Edgar Allan Poe story of the deranged boarder who had to kill his landlord, not for greed, but because he possessed an "evil eye." The killer is never seen but his presence is felt by the use light-and-shadow to give the impression of impending disaster.

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Actors

James Mason

James Mason

Role(s): Narrator

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