The Avenging Conscience

The Avenging Conscience
Theatrical release poster
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byD. W. Griffith
Based on"The Tell-Tale Heart" and "Annabel Lee"
by Edgar Allan Poe
Produced byD. W. Griffith
Starring
  • Henry B. Walthall
  • Blanche Sweet
  • Spottiswoode Aitken
CinematographyG.W. Bitzer
Edited by
Music byS. L. Rothapfel
Production
company
Majestic Motion Picture Company
Distributed byMutual Film Corporation
Release date
  • August 2, 1914 (1914-08-02) (U.S.)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Avenging Conscience: or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a 1914 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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