The Raven is a B movie horror-comedy produced and directed by Roger Corman. The film stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers. It is the fifth film in the series of eight Edgar Allan Poe adaptations produced by Corman through American International Pictures. . The film was written by Richard Matheson based on references to Poe's poem "The Raven". The supporting cast includes a young Jack Nicholson. Three decades earlier, Karloff had appeared in another film with the same title, Lew Landers' 1935 horror film The Raven with Bela Lugosi. Aside from the... title, the two films bear no resemblance to one another. A novelization of the film was written by Eunice Sudak adapted from Richard Matheson's screenplay and published by Lancer Books in paperback. The sorcerer Dr. Erasmus Craven has been mourning the death of his wife Lenore for over two years, much to the chagrin of his daughter Estelle .
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| Release date: | January 25, 1963 |
| Directed by: | Roger Corman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 86 Minutes |
| Producer: | Roger Corman |
| Editor: | Ra Hould |
| Music by: | Les Baxter |
| Cinematography: | Floyd Crosby |
| Screenplay by: | Richard Matheson |
| Estimated budget: | $200,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Raven |
| Genre: | Comedy |