The Raven(2012)- Production Details

Poster of The Raven

Synopsis

Edgar Allan Poe joins forces with a young Baltimore detective to hunt down a mad serial killer who's using Poe's own works as the basis for a string of brutal murders. When a mother and daughter are found brutally murdered in 19th century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields makes a startling discovery: the crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory detail in the local newspaper-part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social pariah Edgar Allan Poe. But even as Poe is questioned by police, another grisly murder occurs, also inspired by a popular Poe story. Realizing a serial killer is on the loose using Poe's writings as the backdrop for his bloody rampage, Fields enlists the author's help in stopping the attacks. But when it appears someone close to Poe may become the murderer's next victim, the stakes become even higher and the inventor of the detective story calls on his own powers of deduction to try to solve the case before it's too late.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • April 27, 2012

MPAA Rating

R (for for bloody violence and grisly images)

Genres

Thriller, Biopic, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Run Time

1 hour 50 minutes

Distributors

Relativity Media Distribution Group

Box Office

$16,005,978

Also Known As

  • Untitled (Raven Project)

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Budapest
  • Belgrade, Serbia

Produced In

United States

Director

CAST

John Cusack

Edgar Allan Poe

Luke Evans

Detective Field

Alice Eve

Emily Hamilton

Brendan Gleeson

Captain Hamilton

Kevin McNally

Maddux

Oliver Jackson Cohen

John Cantrell