Boris Karloff, Hazel Court, Jack Nicholson

Darkly humorous adaptation of Poe's poem about a wizard who chances upon a raven inhabiting the soul of another sorcerer, and with its help finds that his wife deceived him in faking her death in orde...( read more  read more... )r to be the mistress of another, more evil and wealthy magician.

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G, 1 hr. 26 min.

Directed by: Roger Corman

Release Date: January 25, 1963

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  • February 1, 2009
    Cute adaptation of Poe's work with the then reigning masters of horror. Great to see a very young Jack Nicholson and the liberal use of stock footage.
  • August 15, 2008
    Very silly, very entertaining, a sort of exploitation film with ol' time stars. Well worth it if anything for the pleasure of watching Lorre, Karloff and Nicholson together.
  • July 22, 2008
    Cheesy and over-the-top in all the right ways, The Raven is all about having fun with the genre. Great fun, and if you've ever wanted to watch Vincent Price and Boris Karloff battle with magic lightning bolts, this is the movie for you!
  • May 28, 2007
    I just love Vincent Price in this movie...
  • April 15, 2009
    Pulpy, flamboyant, outright parody, wonderfully entertaining, the culminating battle of wills escalates into an all-out magical war between the stars Boris Karloff and Vincent Price, with Peter Lorre and a young Jack Nicholson.
  • August 13, 2009
    Young Jack Nicholson, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price.. how could you possibly go wrong?
  • July 19, 2009
    Classic camp horror fun from director Roger Corman loosely based on Poe's classic poem. An amusing Tongue-in-cheek horror romp staring two horror legends Boris Karloff and Vincent Price. We also have a very young Jack Nickolson in one of his earlier roles and the great Peter Lorr...( read more)e. Although it's plane to see how dated this looks,it's still astounding what you can get out of a limited budget. There's lots of fun to be had here,the cast alone is a must see,the script is loads of fun,with funny one-liners a plenty,and some of the worst home-made SFX add to the charm of this classic gothic romp. Great fun.
  • June 24, 2009
    Solid movie, kind of like fright night, drive-in movie, not really worth watching.
  • June 16, 2009
    A completely great classic... just a wonderfull movie with a sorcerors duel.... excellent!
  • June 14, 2009
    BORIS KARLOFF -VS.- VINCENT PRICE!!!
    an all star cast including the great Peter Lorre,Jack Nicholson,Hazel Court,Boris Karloff,Vincent Price...directed by Corman.
    a very colorful take on Poe...with all the dark humor ever so present.a tale of trust and betrayal,forgiveness,and ...( read more)revenge.
    its awesome to see all these horror legends in one hilarious film.
    magical! its on here for free,under "watch now"(horror)

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