The Raven
“The Macabre Masterpiece of Terror!”
A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.
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Cast
12 people
Vincent Price
Dr. Erasmus Craven
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
Peter Lorre
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
Known for
M
Casablanca
Boris Karloff
Dr. Scarabus
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Hazel Court
Lenore Craven
Known for
The Masque of the Red Death
The Curse of Frankenstein
Olive Sturgess
Estelle Craven
Also in
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Jack Nicholson
Rexford Bedlo
Known for
The Shining
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
John Dierkes
Roderick Craven
Known for
The Omega Man
Shane
Connie Wallace
Maid
No other roles listed
William Baskin
Grimes
Also in
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Pirates of Tortuga
Aaron Saxon
Gort
Also in
The Undead
Gunslinger
Leo Gordon
Grimes (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
My Name Is Nobody
Fire and Ice
Dick Johnstone
Roderick Craven (uncredited)
Also in
The Cheyenne Social Club
The Sun Shines Bright
Roger Corman Director · Richard Matheson Screenplay Edgar Allan Poe Author
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $350K · United States release January 25, 1963
Box office
Budget
$350,000
Worldwide gross
$1,499,275
Gross vs. budget
4.3×
Production
Alta Vista Productions
Production
American International Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 16, 1963
Premiere · Brooklyn, NY
United States · January 25, 1963
Limited theatrical · New York, premiere
United States
January 30, 1963 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, premiere
Belgium
January 25, 1963 · Limited theatrical
Colombia
October 12, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Fantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín
Germany
July 4, 1980 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 17, 1964 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 25, 1963 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 22, 1967 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 25, 1963 · Theatrical · Certification X
October 20, 2003 · Physical · DVD
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