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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...
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- 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
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- psatioat
Please before giving a thumbs down, I do the colourisation of these movies for free, not monetised. Most of these movies are in terrible condition, so don't ...
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- Simon Ward
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. The Avenging Conscience: or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a 1914 silent horror film directed by D. W. Griffith. [1] The film is based on Edgar Allan Poe 's 1843 short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his 1849 poem "Annabel Lee". [2]
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 ...
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.
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