Director:
Roger CormanGuión:
Richard MathesonCámara:
Floyd CrosbyMúsica:
Les BaxterReparto:
Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Hazel Court, Olive Sturgess, Jack Nicholson, Dick Johnstone, John Dierkes, William Baskin, Leo Gordon, Aaron SaxonSinopsis(1)
In this tongue-in-cheek movie inspired by Poe's poem, Dr. Craven is the son of a great sorcerer (now dead) who was once himself quite skilled at that profession, but has since abandoned it. One evening, a cowardly fool of a magician named Bedlo comes to Craven for help- the evil Scarabus has turned him into a raven and he needs someone to change him back. He also tells the reluctant wizard that Craven's long-lost wife Lenore, whom he loved greatly and thought dead, is living with the despised Scarabus. (texto oficial de la distribuidora)
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Un concierto actoral de clásicos del terror: el legendario Vincent Price, el desagradable Peter Lorre, el gran villano Boris Karloff y el joven Jack Nicholson. Sin embargo, lo mejor de El cuervo es el ambiente, una hermosa atmósfera gótica creada por la música y los hermosos interiores. Roger Corman puede ser un hombre de serie B, pero es un maestro garantizado de la serie B. ¡Y no me canso de sus comedias!
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... or: what happened next. The whole snag with this nonsense is that it’s nothing more than forgettable claptrap, although it’s entertaining and not boring. It all stands on Boris Karloff and especially Vincent Price. Corman should kiss their feet. Without them it would have gone under straight away. But they are here and so even this version of the Raven that must have made Poe turn in his grave has its place under the sun.
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Vincent Price was in incredibly likable guy who could sell even the dumbest line with his charisma and 26 year old ear Jack Nicholson was .... well still a rookie, although he does show his proverbial devilish sparkle in one scene. Corman vehemently rapes Poe's short story, treating it more like a grotesque (the duel of the wizards at the end is hugely entertaining and by far the best thing about the whole film) and fleshing it out into laughable drivel, all within the B-movie confines he was never able to leave.
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