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1914·Drama·1h 23m
7.1
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.
Directed by D.W. Griffith
silent film

Cast

Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
The Nephew
Spottiswoode Aitken
Spottiswoode Aitken
The Uncle
Blanche Sweet
Blanche Sweet
The Sweetheart
George Siegmann
George Siegmann
The Italian
Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
The Detective
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
The Maid
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
The Grocery Boy
George Beranger
George Beranger
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell
The Sweetheart's Mother (uncredited)
Walter Long
Walter Long
The Detective (uncredited)
Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
The Doctor (uncredited)

Crew

D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Director
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Writer
Billy Bitzer
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Producer
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story

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Sarah
Sarah
The Avenging Conscience
Hooptober 12: 29/34

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This is an interesting film. While it takes a while to really get going, it really does get creepy. However, I have to remove half a star for that ending.

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Hooptober 12: 29/34

Happy Hooptober!

This is an interesting film. While it takes a while to really get going, it really does get creepy. However, I have to remove half a star for that ending.

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Lasse Jørgensen
Lasse Jørgensen
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I just saw D.W. Griffith has made like 450 or something films, that's crazy!
I just saw D.W. Griffith has made like 450 or something films, that's crazy!
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Federico
Federico
The Avenging Conscience
Un buon adattamento del racconto di Edgar Allan Poe, che si perde nel tentativo di fare un finale originale per quegli anni, ma che spezza l’atmosfera di tensione del film.
Un buon adattamento del racconto di Edgar Allan Poe, che si perde nel tentativo di fare un finale originale per quegli anni, ma che spezza l’atmosfera di tensione del film.
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Mikołaj Budny
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