The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'

"The criminal haunted by tortures of the mind"

Aug 24 1914 Not Rated 1h 18m
Crime, Drama, Horror

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. Becoming 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.

Plot

Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man turns to thoughts of murder. Experiencing a series of visions, he sees murder as a normal course of events in life and kills his uncle. Tortured by his conscience, his future sanity is uncertain as he is assailed by nightmarish visions of what he has done.

Written by

Edgar Allan Poe, D.W. Griffith

Directed by

D.W. Griffith

Cast

Henry B. Walthall, Spottiswoode Aitken, Blanche Sweet

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Majestic Motion Picture Company

Languages

No Language

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
1,506
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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