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Pit and the Pendulum

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Pit and the Pendulum
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1hr 30min
Genre:
Horror
Release:
1961
Director:
Roger Corman
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele  ...more
Synopsis: American-International's standing "haunted castle" set is exhibited to peak advantage in Roger Corman's Pit & the Pendulum. Save for the climax, Richard Matheson's script bears but little resemblance to the Edgar Allen Poe original, though there are pronounced echoes throughout of Poe's The Premature Burial. Vincent Price stars as Nicholas Medina, the son of a notorious Spanish Inquisition torturer. Nicholas' wife Elizabeth (Barbara Steele) has died under mysterious circumstances, prompting Elizabeth's ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming, AMG Review
The second in Roger Corman's series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations (more accurately called variations, since most of them bore little resemblance to the original stories), The Pit and the Pendulum improved on the previous year's House of Usher in nearly every respect. Daniel Haller's production design and Floyd D. Crosby's color cinematography make the film look and feel lush and lavishly atmospheric, ... Full Review
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Vincent Price
Nicholas Medina
John Kerr
Francis Barnard
Barbara Steele
Elisabeth Barnard Medina
Luana Anders
Catherine Medina
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