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the raven (2012)

Inspired by the strange circumstances surrounding Edgar Allen Poe's death, The Raven imagines a scenario in which the author spends his final days helping the police search for a serial killer, who seems to be using Poe's works as inspiration.

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The Raven
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Director
James McTeigue
Release Date
April 27, 2012
Cast
John Cusack , Luke Evans , Alice Eve , Brendan Gleeson , Oliver Jackson-Cohen , Jimmy Yuill , Kevin McNally , Sam Hazeldine , Pam Ferris , John Warnaby , Brendan Coyle
Writers
Ben Livingston , Hannah Shakespeare
Runtime
111minutes
Budget
$26 million

Summary

Inspired by the strange circumstances surrounding Edgar Allen Poe's death, The Raven imagines a scenario in which the author spends his final days helping the police search for a serial killer, who seems to be using Poe's works as inspiration.

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