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The Tell-Tale Heart | |
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Directed by | John La Tier |
Screenplay by | John La Tier |
Story by | Sean Huze George M. Kostuch Mark Lowrey Mikhaela Rosen |
Based on | "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe |
Produced by | Matt Keith Daniel Zirilli |
Starring | Rose McGowan Patrick John Flueger Peter Bogdanovich |
Cinematography | John La Tier |
Edited by | Michael J. Duthie James Roe |
Music by | Nicholas Rivera |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.2 million[1] |
The Tell-Tale Heart is a 2014 horror film directed by John La Tier, based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1843 short story of the same name.
A man is haunted by the heart of a man he murdered.[2] The film moves Poe's story into a contemporary New Orleans setting. Rose McGowan stars as a character who "may or may not be real".[3]
Filming began in October 2011 in New Orleans.[2] The first image from the set was released on October 28, 2011.[4] The first trailer for the film was released on May 10, 2013,[5] and footage from the film was shown at Cannes.[6] It was released in the U.S. in April, 2016, after nearly five years in production. The film was produced by the companies Popart Film Factory & Leverage Entertainment.