Themes of voyeurism and unrequited love compliment Poe's classic of murder and insanity in this superbly suspenseful loose interpretation. Anxiety-stricken librarian Edgar Marsh becomes infatuated with his next-door neighbor, but when he can't have her, he resorts to murder.

Laurence Payne
Edgar Marsh

Adrienne Corri
Betty Clare

Dermot Walsh
Carl Loomis
Selma Vaz Dias
Mrs. Vine
John Scott
Police Inspector
John Martin
Police Sergeant

Annette Carell
Mrs. Fowler, Betty's Landlady
Rosemary Rotheray
Jackie
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Release Date
December 14, 1960
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
NR
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Director