I've watched this so many times on my channel page! Viewers of this great video might enjoy my hand drawn animated videos I made, BALDER'S EGG, THE BLACK WIDOW, THE MAGIC ARROWS, etc. on my channel page on you tube! They have fantasy creatures with narration and dialog with thousands of drawings!
I also must mention that this version of Tell Tale Heart reminds me of the first animated openings of Rod Serlings' The Twiliight Zone, which UPA is credited for animating!
This reminds me of the moody, dramatic Roger Corman, Vincent Price Edgar Allen Poe movies in which Corman Experimented with distortion lenses and color changes to depict nightmares and madness in the main character,s mind! I read that this film had been made to use with 3D glasses! I prefer this stylised hand rendered approch to the 3D cgi graphics that have become so cold and monatonous! Thanks for uploading this!
firstly there was no evidence to suggest from the beginning that he is "a madman" thats an opinon lol.
secondly, the man is sane, if you read the text on paper it's clearer than the video piece. and yes i believe he is sane to a certain extent :) think about it before you are "told" he is "mad" and why then?
Brilliant illustration progession; much like stream of consciousness;the final scene is reflective of paintings by Giorgio de Chirico; Where can i download this?
This is a great. UPA produced the most stylish, distinctive animation of its era. I still enjoy films of other major houses from this decade, ohhh say Disney for instance, but whereas Disney and it's imitators would grow to become stale and repetive, UPA is presently inspiring a whole new generation of animators working with an entirely new set of tools (ie flat, cell based CGI). Just look around at the best series of the past decade ... Genndy Tartakovsky and ilk ... you'll know what to do.
Yes, narrative is probably modified because this short movie tell the story acoompanied by moving images.
The original text didn't have moving images obviously, or illustrations at all perhaps, so using the original text for this short movie would be too much of the same, like stating the obvious.
To be honest, i like this version better than the original ;)
@jasonmiester9 Usually whenever the narrator in a Poe story tries to stress that he's not mad or is perfectly sane as in this story or The Black Cat and other stories, that's a giveaway that he's ready for a straitjacket.
reminds me of old depressing soviet cartoons i disliked so much when i was a child. they bored me, not scary and not fun. try watching them, you'll like..
Well, this cartoon was made by UPA, which was formed by John Hubley and others. Hubley who once worked at disney, became heavy influenced by a Soviet cartoon he once saw. He realized not all animation had to be like Disney's, and that's exactly what happened when UPA was created.
same here, i read and watched the story at school; i thought Edgar Allan Poe a genius of suspense and drama. I love scary stuff and i thought his story was amazing and awesome ^^
This is really scary...this story is one of my favorites....not in a bad way...in a way like...it captivates your mind and makes you guess till the end....that sort of way...anyway, great vid!
A great work. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject in 1954. It shows how creepy a cartoon can be. James Mason was a well known actor whos films were made mostly in the 50's and 60's. He played Captain Nemo in Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He also was in North by Northwest and Journey to the Center of the Earth. He was nominated for an Oscar 3 times, the last of which was for The Verdict in 1982.
Simplesmente genial esta versão da UPA para esta que talvez seja a melhor estória de Edgar Allan Poe. Acredito que tenha sido exibida na TV brasileira pela última vez há uns 38 anos atrás. Eu nunca me esqueci.
The reason why I watched this is because, in my Language Arts class today we watched this exact one. So you should have six more veiws from one VERY COOL TEACHER!!!! XD XD XD XD
i just read this story in school this vid leaves thing out before he burys him he pulls the bed on top of the old man then he cuts off his head arms and legs but its a great story
i read the story its amaizing and weird it takes a weird person like edgar allan poe to write such a story not saying hes weird even tough he married his 13 year old cuzzin but im still fond of him
We read this in class,we all think the Narrator(crazy man) is kinda y'know. Edgar Allan poe was weird himself,he married his cousin. His highest paid offer for his work was 15 measily dollars xD. he himself was mad,he climb the gutters and died out of nowhere.
do you know his background?the only reason he was mad was because every woman he ever loved died of tb. And his first love of a brain tumor.all one after another. He basically watched them slowly die. his step father was an ass. + he made brilliant stories/poems and got paid squat. sooooo yeah id be"mad" too.
This was one of the UPA cartoons that influenced a group of Czechoslovakian animators into creating the famous "Zagreb Film" unit, which created even more daring animation and story techniques...
Never thought I'd get to see this. The UPA animation catalogue is neglectfully sparse for DVD collections. Very iconclastic and an example of animation as an artistic medium.
Poe is one of my favourite writers and this is an absolutely great story. i've read it so many times. I watched this cartoon a while back, and since then have been trying to find it. FINALLY I have. =]
I'm sure you're the kind of person that would walk into empty rooms on old houses so the old furniture won't feel alone. Did you ever hugh broken toys?
I am like that. At least used to be, as a kid. Well, this is one video that won't be alone anymore. I gave it 5 stars and I'll keep it for ever. 1954? wow. That's the year Jackie Chan was born!
LOL. I was drunk, and when drunk, I get nostalgic and sad over everything and over nothing. And I did feel bad for the poor video, all alone. The Jackie Chan part is just drunk talk, but he WAS born in 1954, just like thist animated short.
Just fabulous!This scared me outa' my witts when i was a kid!
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I've watched this so many times on my channel page! Viewers of this great video might enjoy my hand drawn animated videos I made, BALDER'S EGG, THE BLACK WIDOW, THE MAGIC ARROWS, etc. on my channel page on you tube! They have fantasy creatures with narration and dialog with thousands of drawings!
jonhayashi1 1 month ago
this would've been even more pretty interesting if the investigator had an indian accent. lol.
ChipsALaChocolat 2 months ago
At least here, the policemen found the old man INTACT!
In the original story, after the murder, I think he cut off his head, legs, and arms.
GhostPlanetFilms 2 months ago
I-I'm...speechless!
GhostPlanetFilms 2 months ago
Amazing!
GMIV 7 months ago
Wonderful!
lech186 8 months ago
Thank you! I'd been searching high and low for this one. I saw it several times as a child, and it scared the life out of me!
yourpianoteacher 8 months ago
wow, you can really see the influence the design in this film has had on Coraline's designers.
cartoonmarc 8 months ago
I also must mention that this version of Tell Tale Heart reminds me of the first animated openings of Rod Serlings' The Twiliight Zone, which UPA is credited for animating!
jonhayashi1 11 months ago
This reminds me of the moody, dramatic Roger Corman, Vincent Price Edgar Allen Poe movies in which Corman Experimented with distortion lenses and color changes to depict nightmares and madness in the main character,s mind! I read that this film had been made to use with 3D glasses! I prefer this stylised hand rendered approch to the 3D cgi graphics that have become so cold and monatonous! Thanks for uploading this!
jonhayashi1 11 months ago
we were learning about thsi story in my english class
toxic11fairytale 11 months ago
This reminds me of Disney's recent Destino short. This film is 18 million times better.
stargate121 1 year ago
firstly there was no evidence to suggest from the beginning that he is "a madman" thats an opinon lol.
secondly, the man is sane, if you read the text on paper it's clearer than the video piece. and yes i believe he is sane to a certain extent :) think about it before you are "told" he is "mad" and why then?
DeanTonberry 1 year ago
Thank you Very much for posting,, i havent seen this in a long time..
TheStupedCat 1 year ago
This is a true classic! I am fully in love with Edgar Allan Poe!
mmadk5 1 year ago
Fantastic. They need to release a DVD collection fo UPA's groundbreaking short cartoons, already!
EricMontreal22 1 year ago
Brilliant illustration progession; much like stream of consciousness;the final scene is reflective of paintings by Giorgio de Chirico; Where can i download this?
TheEleventhIndian 1 year ago
James Mason's voice is perfect for this.
GRAYSTAK 1 year ago 2
we have to read it later on this year!
RTS97 1 year ago
Great animation, and great choice of style. This kind of abstract expressionism went perfectly with the man's madness.
demboys18 1 year ago
I love this
we did the play at our school it was awesome!
thedreaa 1 year ago
Mr. Poe is one of the greatest Writers of all time. I wish I could have met him or lived during the time that he was alive.
baileytom78 2 years ago 14
This is a great. UPA produced the most stylish, distinctive animation of its era. I still enjoy films of other major houses from this decade, ohhh say Disney for instance, but whereas Disney and it's imitators would grow to become stale and repetive, UPA is presently inspiring a whole new generation of animators working with an entirely new set of tools (ie flat, cell based CGI). Just look around at the best series of the past decade ... Genndy Tartakovsky and ilk ... you'll know what to do.
xiocrafter 2 years ago
Great stuff, thanks for sharing with us all!
FallingLikeAlice 2 years ago
God I wish I had James Mason's voice.
gullwing14 2 years ago
@gullwing14 I believe that is the voice of Vincent Price.
baileytom78 2 years ago
@baileytom78 No This is James Mason's Voice, not Vincent Price's Voice.
xellos26 1 year ago
Great short.
squishington1 2 years ago
How Deliciously evil! THis is why I love Poe! Thanks for posting this!
innocentdevil777 2 years ago 2
That man's crazy!!!
tigerqueen007 2 years ago
Sly how you avoid calling him mad. :)
pang5 2 years ago
He is because he killed the old man because his eye freaked him out!
tigerqueen007 2 years ago
And he frames the tale by wondering that people call him mad. :)
pang5 2 years ago
Wow!!!The artwork is very beautiful *__* Thank you for the upload!
natsuboushi33 2 years ago
This version is paraphrased I believe, it's not the Edgar Allen Poe text. Does anyone have a transcription of this version?
GrizAthrogate 2 years ago
Yes, narrative is probably modified because this short movie tell the story acoompanied by moving images.
The original text didn't have moving images obviously, or illustrations at all perhaps, so using the original text for this short movie would be too much of the same, like stating the obvious.
To be honest, i like this version better than the original ;)
PM011 2 years ago
how do i download this?
hollisterheathcott 2 years ago
LOL thats Funny I love it.
Qmodel 3 years ago
wait... i don't get the end... he was IMAGINING the heart beating?!?!
elohel9dalton 3 years ago
Yes he was, because hes insane.
FavoritesStorage01 3 years ago 2
Yes, but that actually was his own!! He was guilty!!
balla19075 3 years ago 5
read the story and then read an interpretation. it doesnt mean what you think it means
jasonmiester9 1 year ago
@jasonmiester9 Usually whenever the narrator in a Poe story tries to stress that he's not mad or is perfectly sane as in this story or The Black Cat and other stories, that's a giveaway that he's ready for a straitjacket.
cha5 1 year ago
kool
023132 3 years ago
Im at school right know and am doing this as a project thanks for uploading it
Jonno2772 3 years ago
this is so gud thnx for uploading this man
saketlover 3 years ago
reminds me of old depressing soviet cartoons i disliked so much when i was a child. they bored me, not scary and not fun. try watching them, you'll like..
spacecadetkit 3 years ago
Well, this cartoon was made by UPA, which was formed by John Hubley and others. Hubley who once worked at disney, became heavy influenced by a Soviet cartoon he once saw. He realized not all animation had to be like Disney's, and that's exactly what happened when UPA was created.
Snurremegrundt 3 years ago
amazing
abctreetv123 3 years ago 2
same here, i read and watched the story at school; i thought Edgar Allan Poe a genius of suspense and drama. I love scary stuff and i thought his story was amazing and awesome ^^
ShinobiButterfly 3 years ago 2
Ted Parmelee is a Genius
simonwilchesc 3 years ago
@simonwilchesc Here's another from him!
/watch?v=O7Ve-JSoK2c
RetroToledo 5 months ago
the creepiest thing mason's done! "i was free!" eeeeek. even better than most of his (fine) movie acting LOL
edmame 3 years ago
this is mi homework say i if u have to do it too
MrDrProfAlvarez 3 years ago
wow! just at the moment im studying this for my a level english, and this will probably help me with my exams next year.cheers for posting mate!
hawkwind01 3 years ago
fuck anti-Polish Ukrainian Post-UPA chauvinists!!!
plato25001 3 years ago
I Feel sorry for the old man !
Thanks for Uploading this :)
z3ooLa 3 years ago
I cannot find it either...I watched it the other day at school...
MsPanini95 3 years ago 2
I remember watching this as a kid. Scared the SHIT outta me! "The eye was dead" just creeped me out.
tallent003 3 years ago
... :< I... I need a hug... I scare easily.
Android2137 3 years ago
This is really scary...this story is one of my favorites....not in a bad way...in a way like...it captivates your mind and makes you guess till the end....that sort of way...anyway, great vid!
KatrinaBliss 3 years ago
A great work. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject in 1954. It shows how creepy a cartoon can be. James Mason was a well known actor whos films were made mostly in the 50's and 60's. He played Captain Nemo in Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He also was in North by Northwest and Journey to the Center of the Earth. He was nominated for an Oscar 3 times, the last of which was for The Verdict in 1982.
guodone 3 years ago 2
that was cool, though I am not sure who James Mason is. But other than that awesome cartoon!
sillygrl23 3 years ago
Brilliant work from UPA!
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bull11234 3 years ago
hey guys if u read the comments im watching this in mr whittiers class....
cwbyfn94 3 years ago
he killed an isnnisant old man!!!!!!
TheClubpenguin 3 years ago
Simplesmente genial esta versão da UPA para esta que talvez seja a melhor estória de Edgar Allan Poe. Acredito que tenha sido exibida na TV brasileira pela última vez há uns 38 anos atrás. Eu nunca me esqueci.
eurastus 3 years ago
I HAVE TO DO A PROJECT ON THIS FOR SCHOOL.
uhg
shantiponks 4 years ago
thats exactly how found this
cenasux12 3 years ago
i know how u feel
TheClubpenguin 3 years ago
EVERYONE is doing this for school.
ownagedawggy 4 years ago
I know! english social studies sucks balls
shantiponks 3 years ago
iam doing this in skool :/
pwinsessmoon 4 years ago
it misses soooo much out of the story -_-
eliseweinz 4 years ago
haha I'm watching this in Mrs. Conns class if anyone sees this and is in her class later on today tell me. it's AJ Roller
chaingangsoldier98 4 years ago
MASTER of drama and suspense! he deserves the title!
cornjob 4 years ago 15
Hmmm... lots of cigarette burns on this print. Wonder what was up with that?
2005dave 4 years ago
i'm guessing terry gilliam animated that
cornjob 4 years ago
The reason why I watched this is because, in my Language Arts class today we watched this exact one. So you should have six more veiws from one VERY COOL TEACHER!!!! XD XD XD XD
that's all.
Hinata9519 4 years ago 2
simply superb...edgar allan poe was trully a genius...
hellmasker2002 4 years ago 2
i just read this story in school this vid leaves thing out before he burys him he pulls the bed on top of the old man then he cuts off his head arms and legs but its a great story
TankerBoy11 4 years ago
You're right, 'sygo'- Zagreb WAS based in "Yugoslavia". My mistake....
fromthesidelines 4 years ago
i read the story its amaizing and weird it takes a weird person like edgar allan poe to write such a story not saying hes weird even tough he married his 13 year old cuzzin but im still fond of him
aybaybay2012 4 years ago
Yes, I agree. Although, I bet he knew how to spell "oousin."
djparrish01 4 years ago
Hahaha! "oousin" :)
dop0001 4 years ago
AMAZING
mandypandy1234 4 years ago
omfg i love this story :))
pentenman 4 years ago 2
I love this cartoon!
reffrythewelder 4 years ago
scariest cartoon ever...scared the hell out of me
brieluvsKISS 4 years ago
We read this in class,we all think the Narrator(crazy man) is kinda y'know. Edgar Allan poe was weird himself,he married his cousin. His highest paid offer for his work was 15 measily dollars xD. he himself was mad,he climb the gutters and died out of nowhere.
Hitamaru 4 years ago
do you know his background?the only reason he was mad was because every woman he ever loved died of tb. And his first love of a brain tumor.all one after another. He basically watched them slowly die. his step father was an ass. + he made brilliant stories/poems and got paid squat. sooooo yeah id be"mad" too.
huuhhx 4 years ago
He still a weird dude. IF you chicks that wouldnt not make you go crazy and marry your cousin xD!
Hitamaru 4 years ago
what? if u chicks that wouldnt make you go crazy and marry your cousin? well yeah thats sick. but how many people did that back then..
huuhhx 4 years ago
i said you chicks i mean "your". IT MESSES UP TEH GENE POOL!!! not many,i guess.
Hitamaru 4 years ago
a perfect adaptation
titicaca89 4 years ago
This was one of the UPA cartoons that influenced a group of Czechoslovakian animators into creating the famous "Zagreb Film" unit, which created even more daring animation and story techniques...
fromthesidelines 4 years ago
PSYCHO
tina4evr 4 years ago
Execellent.
Crazyfork 4 years ago
THE EYE!!! THE EYE!!! MWHAHAHAHAHHAHA *evil laugh continues*
rainbowspotter 4 years ago
This is great! I'd seen it mentioned under James Mason's credits at ImDb, but didn't realize it was an animation. Thanks so much for sharing it!!
cassandraxe 4 years ago
if anyone can find the movie of the tell tale heart can that person put it on youtube, i really want to watch it.
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TakeshiZatoichi 4 years ago
Really captures the mood of the story. One of the best shorts I've ever seen.
PeterGriffian174 4 years ago
that eye....that eye!!!
Johnnynoir333 4 years ago
This is one of my favorite Poe´s stories, It makes you tremble HAHAHAHAHA
jphouser 4 years ago
actually he cut the old mans body up and stuffed him into the floor is 1 part they left out
DigitalxAngelxFayt 5 years ago
Whew, what a poof! Scary seh, but very exciting
superaragon 5 years ago
scary
battleroyaleveteran 5 years ago
I was skeptical about this being a cartoon, but that was very well done!
cerrida 5 years ago
i love this story. but i didn't even watch the video. xD the words in the beginning kind of scared me xD
arisanji 5 years ago
This is fantastic! Thanks so much for posting it!
scottlukaswilliams 5 years ago
beautiful. great animation, thanks for sharing.
eltopo72 5 years ago
this is sooooooooooo wack i would give this a 0 of 1000 lol..
madreA 5 years ago
Absolutely amazing! It takes a real genius to make a cartoon so artistic and deep. Love it!
Feathers317 5 years ago
This is so brilliant. The style of the animation suits the story perfectly.
abhijeet80 5 years ago
Never thought I'd get to see this. The UPA animation catalogue is neglectfully sparse for DVD collections. Very iconclastic and an example of animation as an artistic medium.
MKB2814 5 years ago
POE is crazy he has a great imagination to make up the tell tale hart & the pit and the pendulam
the00000 5 years ago
thanks for uploading this. i am in awe.
klassyp 5 years ago
awesome job
esterad 5 years ago
that was freaking awesome
lakitu21 5 years ago
wonderful!
xarmi 5 years ago
superb work of art...i wonder which painter inspired the animators
paddygarrett 5 years ago
FANTASTIC!
haruzinha 5 years ago
this is a genius film... I love poe
diarod 5 years ago
poe was a madman genius,he inspired me to write an much more.
Loki84 5 years ago
SCARY ;)
cpvgc80 5 years ago
Poe is one of my favourite writers and this is an absolutely great story. i've read it so many times. I watched this cartoon a while back, and since then have been trying to find it. FINALLY I have. =]
versechorusheart 5 years ago
Great! I have to write an important term paper for my literature class about Poe's Tell-Tale heart and this has been very helpful and informative!
Auzzie84 5 years ago
Better than Cliff's Notes, huh? Heh-heh! ;-)
spamvigilante 5 years ago
Lovely.. Poe <3
freya777 5 years ago
awesome.
LoveTHYconan 5 years ago
I've watched it a few times! It's good I love James Mason!
LittleFrankNFurter 5 years ago
cult classic
ashbrg 5 years ago
James Mason kicks copious quantities of ass.
DielloTheRoyal 5 years ago
Thank you so much for sharing this, I love Edgar Allan Poe
heavenzkiss 5 years ago
awww i feel bad for this video, nobody watches it, aww il be its friend(yea wat im friends with a video so?!?!)
rockgiurl 5 years ago
Wow. Youre really sad cuz the video is alone?
I'm sure you're the kind of person that would walk into empty rooms on old houses so the old furniture won't feel alone. Did you ever hugh broken toys?
I am like that. At least used to be, as a kid. Well, this is one video that won't be alone anymore. I gave it 5 stars and I'll keep it for ever. 1954? wow. That's the year Jackie Chan was born!
Rarpeconon 5 years ago
What the hell are you talking about you maniac.
l2duis 5 years ago
LOL. I was drunk, and when drunk, I get nostalgic and sad over everything and over nothing. And I did feel bad for the poor video, all alone. The Jackie Chan part is just drunk talk, but he WAS born in 1954, just like thist animated short.
Rarpeconon 5 years ago