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The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 17, 1953

Runtime

0h 8m

Genres

Animation, Horror, Crime

User Score

72%

Original Title

The Tell-Tale Heart

Production Companies

United Productions of America, Columbia Pictures

Director

Ted Parmelee

Description

One of the most discussed and imaginative cartoons of any era. It tells the famous Edgar Allan Poe story of the deranged boarder who had to kill his landlord, not for greed, but because he possessed an "evil eye." The killer is never seen but his presence is felt by the use light-and-shadow to give the impression of impending disaster.