Extraordinary Tales

2015 1h 13m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 136

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Synopsis

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Five tales by Edgar Allan Poe come to life thanks to a pictorical style animation, five tales that exude madness, pestilence, murder and torture.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Christopher Lee
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
Bela Lugosi
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Tell-Tale Heart')
Julian Sands
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar')
Guillermo del Toro
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
Roger Corman
Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')
Stephen Hughes
Crow / Poe (voice)
Cornelia Funke
Death (voice)
Karla Cervantes
Additional Voices

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raúl García
Writers: Edgar Allan Poe, Raúl García, Stéphan Roelants
Languages: English
Countries: Luxembourg, United States of America, Belgium, Spain

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Luxembourg, United States of America, Belgium, Spain.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Javier López de Guereña. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Christopher Lee and Bela Lugosi and Julian Sands carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3454574 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Raúl García directs. Javier López de Guereña scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Luxembourg, United States of America, Belgium, Spain. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 11 years ago.
3International production across 4 countries: Luxembourg, United States of America, Belgium, Spain.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Javier López de Guereña. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Christopher Lee and Bela Lugosi and Julian Sands carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3454574 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "halloween", "crow", "anthology", "death".

The technical file

Original score: Javier López de Guereña
Runtime: 73 min · 1h 13m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Extraordinary Tales (2015)

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ProudPittieMom2019-05-27
★ 7/10
This is a good retelling of some of the common Edgar Allan Poe stories. The narration is excellent and the animation is a good way to present these so that they are good for the entire family (no real blood, gore, guts, etc.). 7/10

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