Pit And The Pendulum

– 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
Pit and the Pendulum (1961) - Also known as 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!

Pit and the Pendulum (1961) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Aug 1961

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Roger Corman

Writer:

Richard Matheson (screenplay), Edgar Allan Poe (story "The Pit and the Pendulum")

Main Actors:

Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders

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:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%