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The Pit and the Pendulum

Betrayal cuts both ways!

Film19611h 20mReleased

DramaHorrorMystery
Not rated

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Director
Roger Corman
Language
English
Released
1961-08-12
Runtime
1h 20m

Community score

6.9393 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.7

The story

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.

Cast

  • Vincent Price
    Vincent PriceNicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina
  • John Kerr
    John KerrFrancis Barnard
  • Barbara Steele
    Barbara SteeleElizabeth Barnard Medina
  • Luana Anders
    Luana AndersCatherine Medina
  • Antony Carbone
    Antony CarboneDoctor Leon
  • Patrick Westwood — artwork unavailable
    Patrick WestwoodMaximillian
  • Lynette Bernay
    Lynette BernayMaria
  • Mary Menzies — artwork unavailable
    Mary MenziesIsabella
  • Charles Victor — artwork unavailable
    Charles VictorBartolome
  • Larry Turner — artwork unavailable
    Larry TurnerYoung Nicholas