The Tell-Tale Heart

TV Movie
1991
30m

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Before a presiding magistrate, a doctor, a stenographer and a crowd of onlookers, a supposed madman tells how he committed a particularly horrible murder.Before a presiding magistrate, a doctor, a stenographer and a crowd of onlookers, a supposed madman tells how he committed a particularly horrible murder.Before a presiding magistrate, a doctor, a stenographer and a crowd of onlookers, a supposed madman tells how he committed a particularly horrible murder.

Director
- John Carlaw
Writers
- Steven Berkoff
- Edgar Allan Poe
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6.4/10

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Director
- John Carlaw
Writers
- Steven Berkoff
- Edgar Allan Poe
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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3.5

The Tell-Tale Heart

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Trivia
This production was shown in the USA on the BRAVO cable channel as part of the "Texaco Performing Arts" series.

Quotes
[first lines]
The Magistrate: [to The Man] Are you... nervous?

Connections
Version of The Telltale Heart (1928)

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superb

Steven Berkoff's adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's chilling tale, 'The Tell-Tale Heart', was originally presented on British TV as part of the acclaimed series Without Walls.

There are a number of characters on the sidelines, but what we really have here is a powerful central performance by Berkoff which threatens at times to be too big for the small screen. I've seen him perform the piece live and it really is a stunning piece.

The mounting hysteria of 'The Man' as he recounts the details of his crime and the reason he gives himself away is superbly portrayed, and this 30-minute performance is one that is unlikely to be forgotten easily by anyone who has seen it.