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The Raven

The Raven

The only one who can stop a serial killer is the man who inspired him.

20126.31h 51m

Overview

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.

Directed by James McTeigue
Written by Hannah Shakespeare, Ben Livingston
Produced by Marc D. Evans, Trevor Macy, Aaron Ryder
Box OfficeBudget: $26.0MRevenue: $29.7M

Top Cast

John Cusack

John Cusack

Edgar Allan Poe

Luke Evans

Luke Evans

Detective Fields

Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Emily Hamilton

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Colonel Hamilton

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Maddux

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

John Cantrell

Jimmy Yuill

Jimmy Yuill

Captain Eldridge

Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Mrs. Bradley

Brendan Coyle

Brendan Coyle

Reagan

Sam Hazeldine

Sam Hazeldine

Ivan

Themes & Keywords

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About The Raven

The Raven is a crime, thriller, mystery film released in 2012 exploring themes of poison, blackmail, masked ball, baltimore, usa, buried alive, historical figure. Directed by James McTeigue, it stars John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve. 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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