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1961 • 1h 20min • Approved • Horror, Mystery, Drama

The Pit and the Pendulum

"Betrayal cuts both ways!"

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.

IMDb 7.0

RT 88%

MC 78

Writer

Richard Matheson

Composer

Les Baxter

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Vincent Price

Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina

John Kerr

Francis Barnard

Barbara Steele

Elizabeth Barnard Medina

Luana Anders

Catherine Medina

Antony Carbone

Doctor Leon

Patrick Westwood

Maximillian

Lynette Bernay

Maria

Mary Menzies

Isabella

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Charles Victor Bartolome

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Randee Lynne Jensen Extra (uncredited)

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