The Avenging Conscience
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The Avenging Conscience is a 1914 silent psychological drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s works and noted for its innovative cinematic techniques.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feature film
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psychological drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Annabel Lee
NERFINISHED
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The Tell-Tale Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMovement | American silent era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement |
hallucinations and visions of guilt
ⓘ
murder of an uncle ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Mutual Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmTechnique |
close-ups
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cross-cutting ⓘ subjective imagery ⓘ symbolic montage ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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psychological drama ⓘ silent drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Avenging Conscience; or, "Thou Shalt Not Kill" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | no ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesIn | English ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterOccupation | clerk ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | works of Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| musicAddedInLaterReleases | yes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of psychological subjectivity in film
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innovative cinematic techniques ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| partOf | early American cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Biograph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 78 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| sound | silent with musical accompaniment ⓘ |
| starred |
Blanche Sweet
NERFINISHED
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George Siegmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry B. Walthall NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Spottiswoode Aitken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
conscience
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guilt ⓘ murder ⓘ psychological torment ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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