The Avenging Conscience (1914)

Directed by

D. W. Griffith

Genre

drama film, horror film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man is haunted by guilt after committing a murder. The story is based on Edgar Allan Poe's works.

silentcreepymoodysuspensefulhauntingdarktense

What happens

The Avenging Conscience: or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a 1914 American silent horror film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1843 short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his 1849 poem "Annabel Lee". Prints of the film survive in the Museum of Modern Art film archive and in the Cohen Media Group collection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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