Film • Aug 23, 1961
The Pit and the Pendulum


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.
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- Status
- Released
- Release
- August 23, 1961 (64 years ago)
- Alias
- Edgar Allan Poe's Pit and the Pendulum
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Themes
- B-Horror, Period Drama
- Origin
- United States
- Companies
- Alta Vista Productions
Cast
Scores
- Average Score
- 69.4%
FilmAffinity
- 67%
IMDb
- 70%
Letterboxd
- 71%
Metacritic
- 64%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 75%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- None >
- Violence
- Low >
- Profanity
- None >
- Algohol & Drugs
- None >
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate >
Reviews
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