The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum

1961 · 1h20 · Film

Directed by Roger Corman

Starring Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone, Patrick Westwood, Lynette Bernay, Mary Menzies, Charles Victor, Larry Turner

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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.

Original language
English
Screenplay
Richard Matheson, Edgar Allan Poe
Music
Les Baxter
Cinematography
Floyd Crosby
Cast
Luana Anders, Antony Carbone, Patrick Westwood, Lynette Bernay, Mary Menzies, Charles Victor, Larry Turner, Randee Lynne Jensen

Updated July 22, 2026

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