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The Tell-Tale Heart (1960)

Directed by Ernest Morris

Horror

Overview

Themes of voyeurism and unrequited love compliment Poe’s classic of murder and insanity in this superbly suspenseful loose interpretation. Anxiety-stricken librarian Edgar Marsh becomes infatuated with his next-door neighbor, but when he can’t have her, he resorts to murder.

Rated NR | Length 78 minutes

Actors

Laurence Payne | Adrienne Corri | Dermot Walsh | Selma Vaz Dias | John Scott | John Martin | Annette Carell | Rosemary Rotheray | Suzanne Fuller | Yvonne Buckingham | David Courtney | Richard Bennett | Joan Peart | Elizabeth Paget | Nade Beall | Pamela Plant | Graham Ashley | David Lander

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/29/2020TVStreamingVideo on Demand6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

A loose adaptation of Poe’s famous story with a frantic Laurence Payne as the socially inept Edgar Marsh who becomes smitten with Betty (Adrienne Corri) yet doesn’t see that she’s fallen for his best friend. So as the description plainly states, he kills his friend in blind rage then becomes haunted by his beating heart. A solid retelling even tho Edgar is a bit of a perv spying on Betty thru the window across the street. I don’t understand how she never closes her curtains even once.

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