The Raven (1935 film)

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The Raven (1935 film) is a 1935 American horror movie loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, best known for pairing Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in a tale of madness, torture, and revenge.

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instanceOf film
basedOn The Raven (poem) NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
certificate banned in some countries for excessive horror content
cinematographyBy Charles J. Stumar NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Lew Landers NERFINISHED
Louis Friedlander NERFINISHED
distributedIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
distributor Universal Pictures
editedBy Russell F. Schoengarth NERFINISHED
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
featuresActorPairing Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff NERFINISHED
filmingStudio Universal Studios NERFINISHED
genre horror
thriller
hasCharacter Dr. Richard Vollin NERFINISHED
Edmond Bateman NERFINISHED
hasTheme psychological horror
revenge
sadism
torture devices inspired by Poe
inspiredBy Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED
isFollowUpTo The Black Cat (1934 film) NERFINISHED
motionPictureRating pre-Code style horror despite Production Code era
musicBy Franz Waxman NERFINISHED
notableFor pairing Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi
themes of madness, torture, and revenge
originalLanguage English
partOf Universal horror films NERFINISHED
portrays obsessed surgeon inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
producer Carl Laemmle Jr. NERFINISHED
productionCompany Universal Pictures
releaseDate 1935-07-08
releaseYear 1935
runtimeMinutes 61
screenwriter David Boehm NERFINISHED
setIn United States of America
surface form: United States
setInPeriod contemporary to 1930s
starring Bela Lugosi NERFINISHED
Boris Karloff NERFINISHED
Irene Ware NERFINISHED
Lester Matthews NERFINISHED
Samuel S. Hinds NERFINISHED

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Bela Lugosi performedIn The Raven (1935 film)