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The Raven

  • 19631963
  • GG
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Vincent Price in The Raven (1963)
A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.
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A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
12,292
33
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    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Edgar Allan Poe(poem)
      • Richard Matheson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Vincent Price
      • Peter Lorre
      • Boris Karloff
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Edgar Allan Poe(poem)
      • Richard Matheson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Vincent Price
      • Peter Lorre
      • Boris Karloff
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 113User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Boris Karloff in The Raven (1963)
    Peter Lorre and Vincent Price in The Raven (1963)
    Jack Nicholson, Boris Karloff, and Olive Sturgess in The Raven (1963)
    Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Vincent Price in The Raven (1963)
    Peter Lorre in The Raven (1963)
    Vincent Price in The Raven (1963)
    Peter Lorre and Jack Nicholson in The Raven (1963)
    Peter Lorre in The Raven (1963)
    Boris Karloff in The Raven (1963)
    Vincent Price and Olive Sturgess in The Raven (1963)
    Vincent Price in The Raven (1963)
    Jack Nicholson in The Raven (1963)

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    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Dr. Erasmus Craven
    Peter Lorre
    Peter Lorre
    • Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Dr. Scarabus
    Hazel Court
    Hazel Court
    • Lenore Craven
    Olive Sturgess
    Olive Sturgess
    • Estelle Craven
    Jack Nicholson
    Jack Nicholson
    • Rexford Bedlo
    Connie Wallace
    • Maid
    William Baskin
    • Grimes
    Aaron Saxon
    • Gort
    Leo Gordon
    Leo Gordon
    • Grimes
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Johnstone
    Dick Johnstone
    • Roderick Craven
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Edgar Allan Poe(poem)
      • Richard Matheson(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Jack Nicholson always gave high praise to everyone he worked with on the set, except one - the Raven. He said the Raven pooped on everyone, but especially liked to poop on him. He later said: "I would look down when the Raven flew off my shoulder, and it would be covered in poop. I hated that bird."
    • Goofs
      After Dr. Bedlow has been changed back to a human, he is talking with Dr. Craven when he notices a small framed color photograph of Lenore on a table. This film takes place long before photography was even invented.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Craven: [Opening lines] Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, / Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,/ While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, / As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door./ "'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door. / Only this and nothing more."

    • Alternate versions
      One version has the climactic wizard duel without the rotoscoped bolts of magic.
    • Connections
      Edited into Not of This Earth (1988)

    User reviews113

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    Top review
    7/10
    A baby boomer's dream "horror" movie.
    There was period of time in the late 50s to mid 60s where the horror/comedy movie became quite popular. These Karloff/Price/Lorre productions were excellent examples of this tongue-in-cheek genre and The Raven may been the best of them.

    As others have noted, the only commonality with Poe's work is that there is a raven in the movie (I guess it could be a crow, who can tell the difference). There are enough shock scenes to keep a 10 year old on the edge of his seat and enough cheesy comic relief to keep him from getting creeped out.

    By far the best part of the film comes with the lead actors who manage to blend the sinister with the silly in just the right balance to make the whole thing enjoyable.

    Very dated by today's standards, most kids wouldn't be impressed by the scares or the laughs. But for old folks who once spent a lot of Saturday afternoons at the local theater it's a wonderful visit to the past.
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    • Release date
      • January 25, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Rabe - Duell der Zauberer
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Alta Vista Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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