The Tell-Tale Heart | Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      The Tell-Tale Heart

      Released Feb 18, 1962 1h 18m Horror List
      Reviews 16% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Based on a famous story by Edgar Allan Poe, the sound of a perpetually beating heart of a victim torments the murderer. Read More Read Less Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

      Where to Watch

      The Tell-Tale Heart

      Prime Video

      Watch The Tell-Tale Heart with a subscription on Prime Video.

      Critics Reviews

      View All (1) Critics Reviews
      Roger Moore Movie Nation The violence is bloody enough and broadly in the ballpark of this film’s contemporary, Hitchcock’s “Psycho” — a poker, thrashing blows, blood everywhere (in black and white), a body to be disposed of, preferable under the floorboards of Edgar’s piano. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 17, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

      Audience Reviews

      View All (16) audience reviews
      Audience Member A shy librarian named Edgar kills his best friend over a woman, and is driven mad by the sound of a beating heart coming from under the floorboards. The new sexual frustration plot devised here to draw Edgar Allan Poe's short story out to feature length really isn't very interesting or much in Poe's spirit. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member No where as classic or truthful as the story. While it keeps many of the same elements, it's missing the themes and the overall creepiness, plus it leaves out a lot of the good bits. Slow story, and a rather dumb overused end twist. Not my favorite adaption. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Builds slowly to some memorable horror scenes--Very good Poe adaptation!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member worth a late night viewing of this poe adaptation. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Carl's advice to Edgar reminds me of the American Dad! episode where Stan yells 'Intercourse!' at passing women. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Rarely seen 1960 British adaption of the Edgar Allen Poe story starring Laurence Payne and Adrienne Corri. This adaptation adds a host of new things to what was in the original story, not surprising given the length of the story and is surprisingly gory for 1960. Pretty good. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      Photos

      View All The Tell-Tale Heart photos

      The Tell-Tale Heart

      The Tell-Tale Heart (1960) The Tell-Tale Heart (1960) The Tell-Tale Heart (1960) The Tell-Tale Heart (1960) View more photos

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Based on a famous story by Edgar Allan Poe, the sound of a perpetually beating heart of a victim torments the murderer.
      Director
      Ernest Morris
      Producer
      Edward J. Danziger, Harry Lee Danziger
      Screenwriter
      Brian Clemens, Eldon Howard, Edgar Allan Poe
      Distributor
      Brigadier Films, Sinister Cinema
      Production Co
      Danziger Productions
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 18, 1962, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 22, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 18m
      Sound Mix
      Mono
      Most Popular at Home Now