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1914 American film
The Avenging Conscience
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
D. W. Griffith
Written by
D. W. Griffith
Based on
"The Tell-Tale Heart" and "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
Produced by
D. W. Griffith
Starring
Henry B. Walthall Blanche Sweet Spottiswoode Aitken
Cinematography
G.W. Bitzer
Edited by
James Smith Rose Smith
Music by
S. L. Rothapfel
Production company
Majestic Motion Picture Company
Distributed by
Mutual Film Corporation
Release date
August 2, 1914 (1914-08-02)
Running time
78 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
Silent English intertitles
Full film
The Avenging Conscience: or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a 1914 silent horror film directed by D. W. Griffith.[1] The film is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1843 short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his 1849 poem "Annabel Lee".[2]
^"Progressive Silent Film List: The Avenging Conscience". Silent Era. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
^The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Avenging Conscience
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