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The Raven [DVD] [1963]

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  • Actors: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Hazel Court, Olive Sturgess
  • Directors: Roger Corman
  • Writers: Edgar Allan Poe, Richard Matheson
  • Producers: Roger Corman, James H. Nicholson, Samuel Z. Arkoff
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: MGM Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 20 Oct 2003
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000C24HX
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,377 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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    #4 in  DVD > Classics > Horror & Suspense
    #12 in  DVD > Horror > Comedy Horror
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One of the most sublimely silly products to emanate from Roger Corman's studio, The Raven has the very loosest of connections with the Edgar Allen Poe poem that gives it its title and which Vincent Price intones sepulchrally at the beginning. A retiring magician, Craven (Price) has opted out of the power struggles of peers such as Dr Scarabus (Boris Karloff) to brood on his dead wife and bring up his daughter. The arrival of Bledlo (Peter Lorre), an incompetent drunk whom Scarabus has turned into the raven of the title, involves him in everything he had renounced--life is complicated further by the arrival of Bledlo's son Rexford, played by a staggeringly young Jack Nicholson. The special effects are almost perfunctory, yet the culminating magical duel between Price and Karloff is inventive and charming; this is one of those films that looks as if the actors enjoyed making it; while the script by Richard Matheson has a blithe awareness of its own shortcomings that makes it hard to dislike.

On the DVD: The Raven comes to DVD with very boxy remastered mono sound, but is presented in its original widescreen 2.35:1 ratio, formatted for 16:9 TVs. The only extra is the original theatrical trailer. --Roz Kaveney

Special Features

  • Original theatrical trailer
  • Interactive menu screens and chapter selections

DVD Technical Information:

  • Audio: Mono
  • Language options: English, German, French, Italian
  • Subtitles: French, Italian, Dutch
  • Hard of Hearing: English, German
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Region Code: 2
  • PAL
  • Colour
  • Widescreen version 16:9
  • Running time: 1 hour 23 minutes


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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not To Be Taken Seriously...., 27 Oct 2003
I have a great deal of affection for this film, which I first saw as a teenager when it came out. Not the typical Corman adaptation of Poe, but I very tongue in cheek (and very nearly camp) version. Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff shamelessly ham it up and spoof their own images and careers. A very young Jack Nicholson is as wooden as he is straight and never stands a chance against three veteran scene-stealers. There are also a couple of forgotten starlets who were hired more for their cleavages than any other talent. The budget is low, the effects prehistoric, but the performances, script and direction more than make up for it. This film could only have been made in the Sixties. If the three stars were slightly past their peak, they are still full of fun and mischief. Vincent Price in particular seems to be forever saying to the audience: "I know it's nonsense and you know it's nonsense, but it's fun, isn't it?" Even so, it is Peter Lorre who gets some of the best lines. When entering a crypt, he looks around at the dust and decay and cobwebs and comments dryly: "Hard place to keep clean, huh?" Not a horror film (unless you count Nicholson's horrible acting), not one for Poe purists, but much more a very offbeat entertainment. Get out the popcorn and enjoy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars e.a. poe meets harry potter, 2 Mar 2004
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If you've never seen this film, you must. If you like Roger Corman/1950-1960's schlock horror, you must see this film. I've always been a fan of Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. What a bonus, a film with all three! And to top it all, it's based on an Edgar Allan Poe tale (okay, so it is very loosely based). The film tells the tale of 3 wizards, Peter Lorre is sort of the bait, with Vincent Price and Boris Karloff pitting their magical knowledge against each other - yes, the good guy does win! Also appearing in one of his very early roles, is a very young Jack Nicholson (as he did quite often in early l960's Corman films) as Peter Lorre's son. Great viewing - a pleasant time is guaranteed for all.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Raven, 7 Oct 2003
I first saw this film about 8 years ago it wasn't a great copy,one we had taped from the tele but i loved it.At the time i thought it was really scary and being only 10 could not work out how they do all the (special effects) and i do use this term loosely. However i really enjoyed the film and it became one of OUR regular saturday night in movie.Untill our video player blew up ruining the film. Since then i have been searching everywhere for it, with no luck untill now. I reccomend this film to anyone who doesnt mind ancient effects and a bit of gore.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 1.85 Widescreen.
It states that this DVD is 2.35 widescreen. This is incorrect, it actualy plays at 1.85 widescreen. The picture quality is still good, but not as good as it would of been at 2. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Edna Little.

5.0 out of 5 stars Comic Relief in a rather bleak film repetoire
I must have seen all the Roger Corman horror films - Pit and the Pendulum, the Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death instantly come to mind. Read more
Published 10 months ago by G. A. Readman

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly bewitching
This film is excellent. It stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff and the lovely Hazel Court. The story is slightly silly, but very entertaining. Read more
Published 21 months ago by John Rocco

5.0 out of 5 stars price and corman at their best.
this is without a doubt one of the best collaborations between vincent price and director roger corman. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2006 by Mr. A. E. Ward Davies

4.0 out of 5 stars Peter Lorre is a puddle of jam
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great B-movie!
The Raven stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as three wizards. It has everything a B-movie needs: terrible dialog, special effects that border on non-existence,... Read more
Published on 8 Jul 2005 by Kurt A. Johnson

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