The Raven

19631963
GG
1h 26m

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.

Director
- Roger Corman
Writers
- Richard Matheson(screenplay)
- Edgar Allan Poe(poem)
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Awards
- 1 win

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Boris Karloff in The Raven (1963)

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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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In this tongue-in-cheek movie inspired by Poe's poem, Dr. Craven is the son of a great sorcerer (now dead) who was once himself quite skilled at that profession, but has since abandoned it. One evening, a cowardly fool of a magician named Bedlo comes to Craven for help - the evil Scarabus has turned him into a raven and he needs someone to change him back. He also tells the reluctant wizard that Craven's long-lost wife Lenore, whom he loved greatly and thought dead, is living with the despised Scarabus. —Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>

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Taglines
- The supreme adventure in terror!
Genres
Certificate
- G
Parents guide

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)

Top review

7/10

If you are expecting Poe.........

Sorry, if you are expecting a movie based on Poe's poem. Other than Vincent Price elucidating one line from the

poem and his wife being named Lenore, any other connections are coincidental. Yet, I'm sure you will find this movie entertaining and funny. An all star cast of Vincent Price,( the kind but powerful

hero), Peter Lorre, (a sniveling, shifty, weasel), and Karloff

at his diabolical best as the evil magician. It is sort of a

D&D version of the Good, Bad & the Ugly. Great special

effects for its time. A young ,soon to be Superstar Jack

Nicholson playing Peter Lorre's noble son does not really

add to the story, but it's fun to see him in his fledging days.

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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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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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