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The Avenging Conscience

Play trailer Poster for The Avenging Conscience 1914,  1h 18m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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Nightmarish visions plague a young man (Henry B. Walthall) who murdered his awful uncle (Spottiswoode Aitken) to clear the way for a love affair.

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Gayle Sequeira BFI Mar 4, 2024
Its ending is bound to be fiercely divisive, but the silent film remains strikingly original for how it extends to its protagonist what so many in Edgar Allan Poe’s stories are denied: redemption. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Oct 10, 2009
One of Griffith's most experimental films Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 19, 2009
B-
The first great American horror film. Go to Full Review
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Han R May 4, 2017 The Avenging Conscience is such a unique and entertaining film which I loved from beginning to end. Its twist ending may seem like a cop-out, but it was unexpected and interesting. The entire storyline is so authentic and the film's technical aspects are amazing with Griffith's direction being superb and the cinematography being unique and filled with weird imagery and superb special effects. It is in the end one of the most cinematic and sadly underappreciated silent films. See more
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Cast & Crew

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D.W. Griffith

Director

Henry B. Walthall

The Nephew

Spottiswoode Aitken

The Uncle

Blanche Sweet

His Sweetheart

George Siegmann

The Italian

Ralph Lewis

The Detective

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The Avenging Conscience

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Movie Info

Synopsis Nightmarish visions plague a young man (Henry B. Walthall) who murdered his awful uncle (Spottiswoode Aitken) to clear the way for a love affair.
Director
D.W. Griffith
Producer
D.W. Griffith
Screenwriter
D.W. Griffith
Genre
Horror
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 18, 2008
Runtime
1h 18m
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