Pit And The Pendulum

Name: Pit And The Pendulum
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1961-08-12
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 7.10
Cast: John Kerr, Luana Anders, Vincent Price, Barbara Steele

– Francis Barnard goes to Spain, when he hears his sister Elizabeth has died. Her husband Nicholas Med..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 20 Minutes

Release Year:

1961

Original Name:

The Pit and the Pendulum

Francis Barnard goes to Spain, when he hears his sister Elizabeth has died. Her husband Nicholas Medina, the son of the most brutal torturer of the Spanish Inquisition, tells him she has died of a blood disease, but Francis finds this hard to believe. After some investigating he finds out that it was extreme fear that was fatal to his sister and that she may have been buried alive!

Styles:

Macabre, Gothic, Gloomy, Scary, Bleak, Stylized, Psychological, Suspenseful, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

14th Century, 1500s, 15th Century, 16th Century, Middle Ages

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Spain, Europe

Genre:

Horror, Mystery, Drama

Pit and the Pendulum (1961) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Aug 1961

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Roger Corman

Story Written By:

Richard Matheson, Edgar Allan Poe

Main Actors:

John Kerr, Luana Anders, Vincent Price, Barbara Steele

Plot:

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. After some investigating he finds out that it was extreme fear that was fatal to his sister and that she may have been buried alive! Strange things then start to happen in the Medina castle.

Production Company:

American International Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

84%