The Pit and the Pendulum
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The Pit and the Pendulum

19611h 20mHorrorMysteryDrama
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Story Line

In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.

Betrayal cuts both ways!

Top Cast

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina

John Kerr

John Kerr

Francis Barnard

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Elizabeth Barnard Medina

Luana Anders

Luana Anders

Catherine Medina

Antony Carbone

Antony Carbone

Doctor Leon

Patrick Westwood

Maximillian

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Rating

6.9/ 10

Release Date

1961-08-12

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

HorrorMysteryDrama

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User Reviews (3)

John Chard

John Chard

8/10
3/5/2019
Price, Corman and Matheson, Gothic splendour. Upon hearing of his sister Elizabeth's death, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to find out just exactly how she met her end. Arriving at the Medina castle, he finds the Medina family deeply suspicious ...
Wiccaburr

Wiccaburr

8/10
10/6/2020
The colorful flashbacks, the beautiful settings, the delicious revenge, and you got Vincent Price as well. Directed by Roger Corman and Matheson doing the screenplay. And of course, let's not forget this is a Poe story. This is so good especially...
Wuchak

Wuchak

8/10
3/21/2022
_**Haunted chateau, cobwebs, rats, grisly cadavers, adultery, murder and a torture chamber**_ In 1546, a man from London (John Kerr) visits an ominous castle on the coast of Spain to find out the mysterious events surrounding his sister’s sudden d...