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Behind the scenes of "Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive"

Actor Denis O'Hare and American Masters Executive Producer Michael Kantor discuss the film

10/30/2017

American Masters

Behind the scenes of "Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive"

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Actor Denis O'Hare and American Masters Executive Producer Michael Kantor discuss the film

Actor Denis O'Hare and American Masters Executive Producer Michael Kantor discuss the making of the film "Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive."

10/30/2017

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The Deaths of the Women in Poe's Life

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 1m 53s | Throughout his life, Edgar Allan Poe lost most of the women he loved. (1m 53s)

Denis O'Hare brings to life "The Man of the Crowd"

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 59s | "There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told..." (59s)

Denis O'Hare on Becoming Poe

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 1m 39s | Denis O'Hare discusses preparing for the role of Edgar Allan Poe. (1m 39s)

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive - Trailer

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Preview: 10/30/2017 | 3m 5s | Discover the real story of the notorious author, starring Denis O’Hare as Edgar Allan Poe. (3m 5s)

Edgar Allan Poe: The Five Biggest Myths About Poe

Clip: 10/30/2017 | 2m 6s | How well do you know Edgar Allan Poe? See if you can separate fact from fiction. (2m 6s)

Experience Poe's dramatic readings of "The Raven"

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 3m 1s | After Poe released "The Raven," he became famous for his dramatic readings of the poem. (3m 1s)

The fake news behind Edgar Allan Poe's reputation

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 2m 35s | Rufus Griswold, Poe's rival, wrote the obituary that cast him as a lunatic and a madman. (2m 35s)

Filmmaker Roger Corman on "The Fall of the House of Usher"

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 58s | Roger Corman's success making "The Fall of the House of Usher" led to a "cyle of Poe" (58s)

Filmmaker Roger Corman's dream-like world of Edgar Allan Poe

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 3m 15s | In adapting Poe's work for cinema, Roger Corman wanted to emphasize the unconscious mind. (3m 15s)

Garrison Keillor reads Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee"

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 2m 10s | Author, radio host and American Master Garrison Keillor reads Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel (2m 10s)

Hear the story of Edgar Allan Poe's only novel

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 2m | Edgar Allan Poe's only novel was not well received and is still debated today. (2m)

How Filmmaker Roger Corman brought Poe to the big screen

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 45s | Roger Corman discusses some of the challenges he faced in bringing Poe's stories to life. (45s)

Mash-up: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 8m 13s | Listen to a compilation of Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem "The Raven" (8m 13s)

See inside the mind of a ranting and raving Edgar Allan Poe

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 34s | Denis O'Hare embodies the caricature of a nervous, ranting and raving Poe. (34s)

The story of Wally Coberg

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Clip: 10/30/2017 | 4m 46s | Filmmaker Eric Stange tells the story of Wally Coberg. (4m 46s)

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