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The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 horror film directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, and Luana Anders. The screenplay by Richard Matheson was loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story of the same name.
The Pit and the Pendulum: Directed by Roger Corman. With Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders. 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.
- (17K)
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Roger Corman
- 1961-08-23
A horror film based on Edgar Allan Poe's story, starring Lance Henriksen as the Grand Inquisitor Torquemada. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about the plot and production.
- (5.5K)
- Horror, Romance
- Stuart Gordon
- 1991-04
Francis Barnard goes to Spain, when he hears his sister Elizabeth has died. Her husband Nicholas Medina, the son of the brutest torturer of the Spanish Inquisition, tells him she has died of a blood disease, but Francis finds this hard to believe.
Dave S Arguably the best of Roger Corman’s Edgar Allen Poe adaptations, The Pit and the Pendulum is an atmospheric horror thriller set on the rocky coast of Spain in the 16th century. The...
- (26)
- Vincent Price
- Roger Corman
- Horror
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. Roger Corman. Director. Richard Matheson.
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The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 horror film directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, and Luana Anders. The screenplay by Richard Matheson was loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story of the same name.
