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The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

Movie"Betrayal cuts both ways!"
Audience Score
69
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NR 1 hr 21 minAug 12th, 1961Mystery, Horror
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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.
StarringVincent PriceJohn KerrBarbara Steele
DirectorRoger Corman

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 12th, 1961
On DVD & Blu-ray:June 5th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$200,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$2,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:James H. Nicholson, Samuel Z. Arkoff
Production Companies:Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures
Movie Tags:
supernaturalflashbackspaincastleinsanitygothic horrormadness14th centuryburied aliveinquisition