''The Tell-Tale Heart'' is a 2014 horror film directed by John La Tier, based on

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's 1843 short story of the same name.

Plot

A man is haunted by the heart of a man he murdered. The film moves Poe's story into a contemporary New Orleans setting.

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stars as a character who "may or may not be real".

Cast

as Ariel *

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as Sean *

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as The Old Man *

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as Adams * Damon Whitaker as Charlie * Tony Senzamici as Detective Travis * Nick Jones Jr. as Military Police #2 * Scott Kodrik as Officer #3 * Evgeny Krutov as Lead Captor (Mark Krutov) * Robin Hardy as The Apparition

Development

Filming began in October 2011 in New Orleans. The first image from the set was released on October 28, 2011. The first trailer for the film was released on May 10, 2013, and footage from the film was shown at

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. 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.

References

External links

* https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/66554/tell-tale-heart-keeps-beating-cannes * * 2014 films American horror films Films based on The Tell-Tale Heart Films set in New Orleans Films shot in New Orleans 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-horror-film-stub