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The Raven 2012 Film | Edgar Allan Poe Movie



What's your review of the Raven film, based on the writing of Edgar Allan Poe? #TheRaven #Raven #EdgarAllenPoe Love creepy films about poets and writers? Did you see the trailer and rush out to see the full movie or buy the DVD or blu ray? I’d love to know your reviews if you saw it in the cinema or streamed online! Scroll down for more information, or check out the Rotten Tomatoes rating, IMDb page, or Wikipedia!


Raven Movie 2012


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Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): เจาะแผนคลั่ง ลอกสูตรฆ่า, 推理作家ポー 最期の5日間, Ворон, 乌鸦, Le corbeau, 神探爱伦坡:黑鸦凶杀案


Directed by James McTeigue

Produced by Marc D Evans, Trevor Macy, Aaron Ryder

Written by Ben Livingston, Hannah Shakespeare

Starring John Cusack, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Luke Evans

Music by Lucas Vidal

Cinematography: Danny Ruhlmann

Edited by Niven Howie

Production companies: FilmNation Entertainment, Relativity Media, Intrepid Pictures, Galavis Films, Pioneer Pictures

Distributed by Relativity Media

Release date: March 9, 2012 (United Kingdom), April 27, 2012 (United States)

Running time: 111 minutes

Budget: $26 million

Box office $29.7 million


The Raven Plot from IMDb: “When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.”


The Raven Cast and Characters:

John Cusack Edgar Allan Poe

Luke Evans Detective Fields

Alice Eve Emily Hamilton

Brendan Gleeson Capt. Charles Hamilton

Kevin McNally Maddux (as Kevin R. McNally)

Oliver Jackson-Cohen John Cantrell

Jimmy Yuill Captain Eldridge

Sam Hazeldine Ivan

Pam Ferris Mrs. Bradley

Brendan Coyle Reagan

Adrian Rawlins Doc Clements

Aidan Feore Stage Manager

Dave Legeno Percy

Michael Cronin Old Gentleman

Michael Poole Professor

Michael Shannon Dr. Morgan

Charity Wakefield Field's Maid

John Warnaby Griswold

Matt Slack Sailor

Ian Virgo Fire Marshall

Michael J. Fourticq Bookseller

Jasmina Ilic Older Tenement Woman (Dead)

Teodora Uveric Young Tenement Woman (Dead)

Kristof Farkas

Luka Mijatovic

József Tálos

Matt Devere Hamilton's Security Guard

Sergej Trifunovic Salty Sailor

Milos Djuricic Porter – Paris

Mike Kelly Party Reveler

Bojan Peric Officer at Precinct

Ana Sofrenovic Lady Macbeth

Steve Agnew Doctor in 'Macbeth'

Malina Nikolic Gentlewoman in 'Macbeth'

Miklós Kapácsy Headline Man 1

Andrew Hefler Headline Man 2

Pierre Boris Jaurdin French Officer

Tamara Krcunovic Doc Clements' Maid

Jason Ryan Crew Member (as Jason M. Ryan)

Antal Publik Cardinal

László Konter Breathless Tenement Man

Mark C. Phelan Barfly 1 (as Mark Phelan)

Krisztián Peer Barfly 2

Annamaria Ordog Actress (as Annamária Ördög)

Ádám Földi Church Secretary

Dejan Cubrilov Maurice Robichaux

Máté Haumann Uniformed Guard (as Mate Haumann)

Péter Fancsikai Young Man Skeleton (as Peter Fancsikai)

Sava Rapic Servant


Music by Lucas Vidal

Cinematography by Danny Ruhlmann

Film Editing by Niven Howie

Casting By Elaine Grainger, Lucinda Syson

Production Design by Roger Ford

Set Decoration by Kerrie Brown

Costume Design by Carlo Poggiol

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