The Avenging Conscience

The Avenging Conscience (1914)

The criminal haunted by tortures of the mind

Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle. Increasingly convinced that murder is merely a natural part of life, he kills his uncle and hides the body. However, the man's conscience awakens; paranoia sets in and nightmarish visions begin to haunt him.

Date of release
1914-08-02
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (33)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Drama, Horror
Director
D.W. Griffith

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Tell-Tale Heart and Annabel Lee

The Avenging Conscience: or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a 1914 American silent horror film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1843 short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his 1849 poem "Annabel Lee". Prints of the film survive in the Museum of Modern Art film archive and in the Cohen Media Group collection.

Trivia

Matt Stone, Trey Parker and two fellow students at the University of Colorado formed a production company named Avenging Conscience after watching the film together and actively disliking it. The films The Spirit of Christmas (short film) and Cannibal! The Musical were created under it's moniker. The moniker would be abandoned sometime before Stone and Parker would go on to create the animated TV series South Park.

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