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Director:
Writers:
Edgar Allan Poe (story)
Bill Scott (story) ...
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Release Date:
17 December 1953 (USA) more
Plot:
One of the most discussed and imaginative cartoons of any era. It tells the famous Edgar Allan Poe story... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(31 articles)
Genius to Dismember 'Tell-Tale' in Theaters
 (From ioncinema. 12 December 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)

Lena Heady Hearts "Tell Tale"...
 (From SneakPeek. 5 December 2009, 9:55 AM, PST)

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Cast

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James Mason ... Narrator (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:8 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

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Trivia:
Rumors for years surrounding this film would have it being in 3-D. However, absolutely no trade magazines list the production as being in 3-D (even pre-filming announcements and in-production articles), and according to Grover Crisp, head of the restoration unit at Sony/Columbia, the original negative bears absolutely no markings that would indicate that the film had any 3-D origins. It is speculated, based on several collectors' memories, that the myth started when super8mm editions of the film were labeled with 3-D stickers by accident, around the same time that stickers were being put on the 3-D shorts that Columbia was releasing in that format. more
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Title Card: The story is told through the eyes of a madman.........who, like all of us, believed that he was sane. more
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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
Great Version, 13 October 2008
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

Tell-Tale Heart, The (1953)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Oscar nominated animated film has James Mason narrating the action set to Edgar Allan Poe's classic story. I had heard great things about this film so I was very happy when I came across a copy and was even more thrilled when the film turned out to be so good. The movie does a brilliant job in its animation and I must say the look of the film seems so far ahead of its time that it looks more like a Pixar movie. Another terrific thing is the editing, which really seems ahead of its time and this also adds some nice tension to the film. Mason's vocal performance is where the heart is as he really gives it all and delivers a dynamite role. His breakdown towards the end has to be heard to believed as he is so incredibly good.

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