The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart
1986, English. Directed by Joseph Marzano.
Joe Marzano adapted Edgar Allan Poe's famed short story more than once. After The Tell-Tale Heart (1958), he returned to the pages of Poe 28 years later for this remake: As in Poe's original 1843 story, a murderer (Marzano) buries a body beneath the floor of his room and thinks the heartbeats of his victim can be heard while the police are investigating. After he confesses, the sound is revealed to be the ticking of the victim's watch. In 1989, Marzano shot new scenes to increase the running time of this 1986 interpretation.
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- 1 January 1986
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- Joseph Marzano
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The Tell-Tale Heart isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1986. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Tell-Tale Heart?
The Tell-Tale Heart (1986) was directed by Joseph Marzano and stars Joseph Marzano, Joseph F. Parda, Joseph Cacace.