American Masters Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (Season 9, Episode 4)
TV-14
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Masters

Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (Season 9, Episode 4)

TV-14

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Comprised of interviews with Poe scholars, dramatic sequences, and an adaptation of "The Cask of Amontillado", this documentary covers the life of Edgar Allen Poe thoroughly from a number of perspectives.

Directors

Joyce Chopra | Karen Thomas

Writers

Joyce Chopra (adaptation) | Edgar Allan Poe (stories and poems) | Kenneth Silverman (contributing writer) | Daniel Blake Smith (contributing writer) | Karen Thomas (written by)

Producer

Karen Thomas

Composer

Peter Melnick (as Peter Rodgers Melnick)

Cinematographer

James Glennon

Editors

Joseph Gutowski | Mark Muheim

Casting Director

Terry Berland

Production Designer

David Wasco

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 22, 1995

Release date

Mar 22, 1995 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 27 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 82 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Eric Christmas Old Man Old Man See fewer	Porky's (1981)
Sky Rumph Little Edgar Little Edgar See fewer	Chaplin (1992)
Michelle Joyner Eliza Poe Eliza Poe See fewer	Cliffhanger (1993)
Pam Van Sant Kind Lady Kind Lady See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Devyn Puett Virginia Poe Virginia Poe See fewer	Kids Incorporated (1984)
Marianne Muellerleile Maria Clemm Maria Clemm See fewer	The Terminator (1984)
Robert Dowdell Minister Minister See fewer	Stoney Burke (1962)
Val Bettin John Latrobe John Latrobe See fewer	The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Rene Auberjonois Fortunato (segment "The Cask of Amontillado") Fortunato (segment "The Cask of Amontillado") See fewer	Boston Legal (2004)
Ruby Dee Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	American Gangster (2007)
Philip Glass Self Self See fewer	The Truman Show (1998)
John Heard Montresor (segment "The Cask of Amontillado") Montresor (segment "The Cask of Amontillado") See fewer	Big (1988)
Alfred Kazin Self Self See fewer	Camera Three (1954)
Tony Maggio Edgar Allan Poe (as Anthony Maggio) Edgar Allan Poe (as Anthony Maggio) See fewer	Bad Influence (1990)
Patrick Quinn Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Heidi Schooler Courtesan (segment "The Cask of Amontillado") Courtesan (segment "The Cask of Amontillado") See fewer	Half Dead Fred (2023)
Kenneth Silverman Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Richard Wilbur Self Self See fewer	Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)