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The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914): D.W. Griffith's Most Defining Film · IMDb 6.4 | Dbcult

The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'

Name: The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'
Director: D.W. Griffith
Released: 1914
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Blanche Sweet, Ralph Lewis, George Beranger, Walter Long, Wallace Reid

1914D.W. GriffithIMDb: 6.4/10

Synopsis

Prevented from dating his sweetheart by his uncle, a young man turns his thoughts to murder..

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writers

D.W. Griffith, Edgar Allan Poe

Country

United States

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The Avenging Conscience (1914) – In‑Depth Review of Griffith’s Murder‑Obsessed Masterpiece

The Avenging Conscience Review Plot Overview The film opens with a pastoral tableau, where the young protagonist, played by a luminous Wallace Reid, courts his secret love amid bucolic fields. Their whispered vows are abruptly shattered when his uncle, portrayed by Walter Long, imposes a draconian edict forbiddin...

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#754Archive Rank#605

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The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' FAQ

The movie The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' was directed by D.W. Griffith.

The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' was released in the year 1914.

The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' has an IMDb rating of 6.4 out of 10.

The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' is a movie from United States.

The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' features .

The screenplay for The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' was written by D.W. Griffith, Edgar Allan Poe.

If you enjoy The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill', you might also like The Great Love (1918), Intolerance (1916), Her Condoned Sin (1917), The Escape (1914).

Yes, The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title.