The Raven (1963 film)
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Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
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| Directed by | Roger Corman |
| Produced by | Roger Corman |
| Written by | Richard Matheson |
| Based on | "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe |
| Starring |
Vincent Price Peter Lorre Boris Karloff Hazel Court Olive Sturgess Jack Nicholson |
| Music by | Les Baxter |
| Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
| Edited by | Ronald Sinclair |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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86 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $350,000 |
| Box office | $1,499,275 |
The Raven is a 1963 American independent B movie/horror-comedy film produced and directed by Roger Corman. The film stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers. The supporting cast features a young Jack Nicholson as Lorre's character's son.
It was the fifth in the so-called Corman-Poe cycle of eight films largely featuring adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories produced by Roger Corman and released by AIP. The film was written by Richard Matheson, based on references to Poe's poem "The Raven".
Three decades earlier, Karloff had appeared in another film with the same title, Lew Landers's 1935 horror film The Raven with Bela Lugosi.
Set during the 15th century, the sorcerer Dr. Erasmus Craven (Vincent Price) has been mourning the death of his wife Lenore (Hazel Court) for over two years, much to the chagrin of his daughter Estelle (Olive Sturgess). One night he is visited by a raven, who happens to be a transformed wizard, Dr. Bedlo (Peter Lorre). Together they brew a potion that restores Bedlo to his old self. Bedlo explains he had been transformed by the evil Dr. Scarabus (Boris Karloff) in an unfair duel, and both decide to see Scarabus, Bedlo to exact revenge and Craven to look for his wife's ghost, which Bedlo reportedly saw at Scarabus' castle. After fighting off the attack of Craven's coachman, who apparently acted under the influence of Scarabus, they set out to the castle, joined by Craven's daughter Estelle and Bedlo's son Rexford (Jack Nicholson).
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