The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

Overview

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.

English
🎭Drama
😱Horror
🔍Mystery

Cast

Released

12th August 1961

65 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 20 minutes

Finishes at 1:56pm

Budget

$200,000 ($2,182,900 today)

Revenue $2,000,000

Directed by

Roger Corman

Written by

Richard Matheson

Ratings and awards

7/10
89%
78%
69%
76%

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The Pit and the Pendulum