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The Pit and the Pendulum

1961·1h 20m·Approved
DramaMysteryHorror
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
18,655 votes
Metascore
78
Metacritic

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.

The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 drama mystery movie directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Luana Anders, John Kerr. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 18,655 votes and runs 1h 20m.

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Director
Roger Corman
Stars
Vincent Price
Luana Anders
John Kerr
Barbara Steele
Details
1961-08-23
80 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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