The Raven

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.

Cast

John Cusack

as Edgar Allan Poe

Luke Evans

as Detective Fields

Alice Eve

as Emily Hamilton

Brendan Gleeson

as Colonel Hamilton

Kevin McNally

as Maddux

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

as John Cantrell

Jimmy Yuill

as Captain Eldridge

Pam Ferris

as Mrs. Bradley

Brendan Coyle

as Reagan

Sam Hazeldine

as Ivan

Reviews

John Chard

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,...

Per Gunnar Jonsson

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 ...

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