American Masters/Season 31/Episode 8

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S31 · E8

Oct 30, 2017 · 1 hr 30 min

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

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This documentary draws on the rich palette of Poe’s evocative imagery and sharply drawn plots to tell the real story of the notorious author, exploring the misrepresentations of Poe as a drug-addled madman akin to the narrators of his horror stories.

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Denis O'Hare photo

Denis O'Hare

Edgar Allan Poe

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Kathleen Turner

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Directed byEric Stange

Written byEric Stange

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