The Avenging Conscience

Based On the book by Edgar Allan Poe

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.

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Release date:

1914

Director:

D. W. Griffith

Cast:

Henry B. Walthall, Blanche Sweet, Spottiswoode Aitken, Ralph Lewis, Mae Marsh

Genre:

Horror, Drama, Silent

Country:

United States

Year page:

1914 in adaptations