The Tell-Tale Heart (1934)
- Directed by
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- Genre
- drama film, horror film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 55 min
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man is haunted by the sound of a beating heart after murdering an old man with a pale blue eye. The film follows his descent into paranoia and guilt.
tenseunsettlingdarkclaustrophobicpsychologicalslow-burngothicbleak
What happens
The Tell-Tale Heart (U.S. title Bucket of Blood ) is a 1934 British drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Norman Dryden, John Kelt and Yolande Terrell. The screenplay by David Plunkett Greene is based on the 1843 short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe. It is the earliest known "talkie" film adaptation of the story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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