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The Pit and the Pendulum

Betrayal cuts both ways!

1961·1h 20m·en
6.8

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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.

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Director
Roger Corman
Produced by
Roger Corman
Composer
Les Baxter
Released August 12, 1961·United States·$200,000 budget·$2,000,000 revenue

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The Evolution of HorrorHOME INVASION Pt 8: House of Usher (1960) & The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

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