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Prevented from dating his sweetheart by his uncle, a young man turns his thoughts to murder.aka: Thou Shalt Not KillDirector: D.W. GriffithWriters: Edgar All...
- 84 min
- 16.7K
- Cult Cinema Classics
1914 silent film from the USASynopsis: A murderer’s troubled conscience makes him paranoid.Based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843...
- 85 min
- 9
- psatioat
May 18, 2015 · One of my favorite movies.Based on the Allan Poe short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and the poem "Annabel Lee"
- 85 min
- 15.5K
- Layne1727
to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems "The Avenging Conscience" or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a crime drama, included in our program to illustrate the work of Robert Harron and Billy Bitzer, stars of Silent Hall of Fame.
The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill': Directed by D.W. Griffith. With Henry B. Walthall, Spottiswoode Aitken, Blanche Sweet, George Siegmann. Prevented from dating his sweetheart by his uncle, a young man turns his thoughts to murder.
- (1.4K)
- Crime, Drama, Horror
- D.W. Griffith
- 1914-08-24
Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle. Becoming convinced that murder is merely a natural part of life, he kills his uncle and hides the body. However, the man's conscience awakens; paranoia sets in and nightmarish visions begin to haunt him.
The Avenging Conscience is something more quirkily personal than that anyway: an atmospheric mood piece drawing on ideas and techniques Griffith had pioneered during his preceding years at Biograph, now with the luxury of a full six reels in which to build his story. His original touch is everywhere in this film, from the casting of familiar stock-company faces, to the use of natural ...
