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The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 American gothic horror film directed by Roger Corman and produced by American International Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard Matheson, adapting the work of Edgar Allan Poe. The cast includes Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, and Luana Anders. Les Baxter composed the score, while Daniel Haller served as production designer and Floyd Crosby as director of photography.
Set in a castle in Spain, the narrative involves the Inquisition, insanity, and supernatural elements. The film has a runtime of 80 minutes and was released in the United States on August 12, 1961. It was distributed by American International Pictures and Netflix, with distribution formats including video on demand. The movie holds a rating of 7.0 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.857 on TMDb. It is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection.
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Film · TMDB
6.9In 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 as Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina
- John Kerr as Francis Barnard
- Barbara Steele as Elizabeth Barnard Medina
- Luana Anders as Catherine Medina
- Antony Carbone as Doctor Leon
- Patrick Westwood as Maximillian
Themes
- spain
- inquisition
- insanity
- supernatural
- castle
- buried alive
- flashback
- gothic horror
- secret door
- madness
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Pit and the Pendulum
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Roger Corman
- Screenwriter
- Richard Matheson
- Cast member
- Luana Anders
- Composer
- Les Baxter
- Producer
- Roger Corman
- Production company
- American International Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Floyd Crosby
- Narrative location
- Spain
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 540473
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film) poster.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film)
- publication date
- 1961-08-12
- title
- La fosa y el péndulo
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Edgar Allan Poe
- production designer
- Daniel Haller
- executive producer
- Samuel Z. Arkoff
- review score
- 89%
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