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The Pit and the Pendulum( 1961)

TV-MAHorrorMystery
69%
User
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Betrayal cuts both ways!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Vincent Price

      Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina

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      John Kerr

      Francis Barnard

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      Barbara Steele

      Elizabeth Barnard Medina

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      Luana Anders

      Catherine Medina

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      Antony Carbone

      Doctor Leon

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      Patrick Westwood

      Maximillian

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      Lynette Bernay

      Maria

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      Mary Menzies

      Isabella

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      Charles Victor

      Bartolome

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      Larry Turner

      Young Nicholas

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      Randee Lynne Jensen

      Extra (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Mar 05 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 characters and the castle itself a foreboding place harnessing a deadly past. The Pit And The Pendulum is the second film in the series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations that director Roger Corman tackled, it's also easily one of the best. Part horror, part dreamy thriller, and of course with little dashes of humour within, it all comes together rat...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    200000.00

    Revenue

    2000000.00

    Keywords

    • spain
    • inquisition
    • insanity
    • supernatural
    • castle
    • buried alive
    • flashback
    • gothic horror
    • secret door
    • madness
    • torturer
    • spanish inquisition
    • pendelum
    • iron maiden
    • 14th century