Parkland Pictures has picked up worldwide sales rights to Steven Berkoff’s Tell-Tale Heart, ScreenDaily reports.
The film is based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story of the same name and was performed by Berkoff on stage at Hammersmith Riverside Studios for a one-man show in 2011.
It follows a servant who tries to convince the audience of his sanity while describing a murder he committed, and co-stars Hugh Skinner and Henry Goodman.
Tell-Tale Heart is directed by Stephen Cookson (Shakespeare’s Heroes And Villains, Stanley A Man Of Variety), who also co-wrote alongside Berkoff. It is produced by CK Films.