
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017 · Movie · 85 min · ★ 7.7
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive draws on the rich palette of Poe's evocative imagery and sharply drawn plots to tell the real story of the notorious author. Featuring Tony Award-winning actor Denis O'Hare, the film explores the misrepresentations of Poe as an alcoholic madman. It reveals the way in which Poe tapped into what it means to be a human in our modern and sometimes frightening world.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 85 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (6 votes)
Themes
- poet
- biography
- writer
Cast & crew

Denis O'Hare
as Edgar Allan Poe

Kathleen Turner
as Narrator

Chris Sarandon

Ben Schnetzer

Roger Corman
- CC
Chuck Caruso
- PC
Paul Collins
- JH
James Hutchisson
- ZD
Zach Dundas
- JM
Jeffrey Meyers
Directed by Eric Stange