The Avenging Conscience
| The Avenging Conscience | |
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D. W. Griffith |
| Based on | "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe |
| Produced by | D. W. Griffith |
| Starring | Henry B. Walthall Blanche Sweet Spottiswoode Aitken |
| Cinematography | G.W. Bitzer |
| Edited by | James Smith Rose Smith |
| Music by | S. L. Rothapfel |
Production company | Majestic Motion Picture Company |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film Corporation |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Avenging Conscience: or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a 1914 silent horror film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1843 short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his 1849 poem "Annabel Lee".