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The Tell-Tale Heart 1953

A striking animated interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale, this highly praised short follows a troubled boarder who murders his landlord not out of greed but because of an unsettling “evil eye.” The assailant never appears on screen; instead, masterful use of light and shadow creates a tense, foreboding atmosphere that conveys the sense of looming disaster.

A striking animated interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale, this highly praised short follows a troubled boarder who murders his landlord not out of greed but because of an unsettling “evil eye.” The assailant never appears on screen; instead, masterful use of light and shadow creates a tense, foreboding atmosphere that conveys the sense of looming disaster.

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The Tell-Tale Heart [1953]

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