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The Raven is a 1963 American gothic fantasy film directed by Roger Corman, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by Richard Matheson, based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe. The cast includes Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Hazel Court. Floyd Crosby served as the director of photography, with Ronald Sinclair as the film editor and Les Baxter as the composer.
The plot follows a magician turned into a raven who seeks help from a former sorcerer. The film is set in a castle and was distributed by American International Pictures and Netflix. It has a runtime of 86 minutes and was released in the United States. The production budget was 350,000, resulting in revenue of 1,499,275.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. The film holds a review score of 6.8 out of 10 and an 88 percent rating. It has received one award win and is rated G.
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6.3A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.
Cast
- Vincent Price as Dr. Erasmus Craven
- Peter Lorre as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
- Boris Karloff as Dr. Scarabus
- Hazel Court as Lenore Craven
- Olive Sturgess as Estelle Craven
- Jack Nicholson as Rexford Bedlo
Themes
- magic
- castle
- sorcery
- parody
- sorcerer
- duel
- based on song, poem or rhyme
- horse carriage
- raven
- wizard
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
14,597 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
- Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Raven
- Director
- Roger Corman
- Screenwriter
- Richard Matheson
- Cast member
- Leo Gordon
- Composer
- Les Baxter
- Producer
- Roger Corman
- Cinematographer
- Floyd Crosby
- Duration
- 82
- FilmAffinity ID
- 345109
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- RavenPoster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1963-01-25
- film editor
- Ronald Sinclair
- title
- The Raven
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Edgar Allan Poe
- executive producer
- Samuel Z. Arkoff
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Kruk
- set in environment
- castle
- review score
- 88%
- capital cost
- 350000
- box office
- 1499275
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