The Raven (2012 film)

The Raven
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames McTeigue
Written by
  • Ben Livingston
  • Hannah Shakespeare
Produced by
  • Marc D Evans
  • Trevor Macy
  • Aaron Ryder
Starring
CinematographyDanny Ruhlmann
Edited byNiven Howie
Music byLucas Vidal
Production
companies
Distributed byRelativity Media[2][3]
Release dates
  • March 9, 2012 (2012-03-09) (United Kingdom)
  • April 27, 2012 (2012-04-27) (United States)
Running time
111 minutes[4]
CountriesUnited States
Serbia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$26 million[5]
Box office$29.7 million[6]

The Raven is a 2012 American crime thriller film directed by James McTeigue, produced by Marc D. Evans, Trevor Macy and Aaron Ryder and written by Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare.[7] Set in 1849, it is a fictionalized account detailing the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet and author helps the police pursue a serial killer, whose murders mirror those in his stories. While the plot of the film is fictional, the writers based it on some accounts of real situations surrounding Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death. Poe is said to have repeatedly called out the name "Reynolds" on the night before his death, though it is unclear to whom he was referring.[3] The film stars John Cusack, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson and Luke Evans. Its title derives from Poe's 1845 poem "The Raven", in a similar manner to the earlier unrelated 1935 and 1963 films.

The Raven was released in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2012, and in the United States on April 27, 2012, by Relativity Media. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the visual effects and score by Lucas Vidal, but criticized the performances and plot twists.

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  3. ^ a b Nathan Clark (2012-05-07). "The Raven". The Washtenaw Voice. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  4. ^ "The Raven (15)". bbfc.co.uk. BBFC. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "Movie Projector: 'Five-Year Engagement' expected to reach altar first". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  6. ^ "The Raven (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  7. ^ "Luke Evans and Alice Eve in James McTeigue’s The Raven" Archived 2010-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. HollywoodTrailers.net. Retrieved 2011-07-22.