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Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

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DocumentaryHistory

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How the inventor of the detective story became his own greatest mystery.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

29 April 2017

Country

United States of America

Cast

Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare

Edgar Allan Poe

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Narrator

Chris Sarandon

Chris Sarandon

Ben Schnetzer

Ben Schnetzer

Roger Corman

Roger Corman

Chuck Caruso

Chuck Caruso

Paul Collins

Paul Collins

James Hutchisson

James Hutchisson

Zach Dundas

Zach Dundas

Jeffrey Meyers

Jeffrey Meyers

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