Film Record: Tell-Tale Heart, The [1957]

The Tell-Tale Heart pictured in PSA Journal, Nov. 1957, 53.

Date produced: 1957

Filmmaker(s):

Albert Bahcall

Languages:

English

Length:

320 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Optical

Awards/Recognition:

PSA Ten Best 1957 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"In a setting of props prepared for the purpose and with the aid of makeup, Albert Bahcall has filmed the Tell-Tale Heart, adapted from the story by Edgar Allen Poe. The "old man" with a strong heart also has a protruding eye that annoys the manservant to a point beyond restraint. There is an effective use of color, moving feet and hands, and closeup of faces to sharpen the impact of the story" PSA Journal, Nov. 1957, 53.

Subjects:

• Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

Genre:

• Adaptation

Form:

• Short

Repository:

Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection, East Anglian Film Archive

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