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Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart

2019 · 90 min

A claustrophobic, stagey descent into obsession and guilt, slow and unsettling, with theatrical performances that keep you on edge.

Directed by
Stephen Cookson
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Tagline
Why will you say that I am mad?
Overview
Steven Berkoff's own feature length interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's original short story about a servant who plots to murder his master because of his 'vulture' eye.
How it feels
Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Madness, guilt, obsession, death
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
Thriller, Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror6
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror
Directed by
Stephen Cookson
Written by
Steven Berkoff
Starring
Steven Berkoff, Hugh Skinner, Henry Goodman, Dudley Sutton, Mark Brailsford
Cinematography
Ismael Issa
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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