An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe

"A diabolical quartet of HORRIFYING Evil!"

1970 0h 54m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 39

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Synopsis

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Renowned horror actor Vincent Price narrates four tales of terror by renowned horror author Edgar Allen Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Pit and the Pendulum.

“A diabolical quartet of HORRIFYING Evil!”

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Cast

Vincent Price
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenneth Johnson
Writers: Kenneth Johnson, Edgar Allan Poe, David Welch
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenneth Johnson, shot by Jack Denton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Les Baxter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jerry Greene shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A diabolical quartet of HORRIFYING Evil!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0229371 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kenneth Johnson directs. Jack Denton behind the camera. Les Baxter scores. Jerry Greene cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kenneth Johnson, shot by Jack Denton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Les Baxter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jerry Greene shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marketing tagline: "A diabolical quartet of HORRIFYING Evil!".
8IMDB entry: tt0229371 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.