A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
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John Cusack
Edgar Allan Poe
Luke Evans
Detective Fields
Alice Eve
Emily Hamilton
Brendan Gleeson
Colonel Hamilton
Kevin McNally
Maddux
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
John Cantrell
Jimmy Yuill
Captain Eldridge
Pam Ferris
Mrs. Bradley
Brendan Coyle
Reagan
Sam Hazeldine
Ivan
Director
James McTeigue
Screenplay
Hannah Shakespeare
Tagline
"The only one who can stop a serial killer is the man who inspired him."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$26,000,000
Revenue
$29,657,751
Production
Relativity Media, Intrepid Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Galavis Film, Pioneer Pictures, Endgame Entertainment
John Chard
March 14, 2014
Elementary my dear Edgar. The Raven is directed by James McTeigue and written by Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare. It stars John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve and Brendan Gleeson. Music is by Lucas Vidal and cinematography by Danny Ruhlmann. "On October 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was found, near death, on a park bench in Baltimore, Maryland. The last days of his life remain a mystery" ...
Dark Jedi
August 21, 2014
I just happened to find this movie in the program listings yesterday. Movies based on Edgar Allan Poe can be a bit hit or miss but I like quite a few of his works so I decided to give this one a try. I have to say that it is surprisingly good. The Victorian era setting together with the rather dark plot and atmosphere makes for a very enjoyable old times thriller. The movie is based on the works o...
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