The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

Betrayal cuts both ways!

  • Genre: Horror, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1961-08-12
  • User Rating: 6.865/10 from 310 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 21min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Alta Vista Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Roger Corman
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Summary

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.

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  • Vincent Price

    as Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina
  • John Kerr

    as Francis Barnard
  • Barbara Steele

    as Elizabeth Barnard Medina
  • Luana Anders

    as Catherine Medina
  • Antony Carbone

    as Doctor Leon
  • Patrick Westwood

    as Maximillian
  • Lynette Bernay

    as Maria
  • Mary Menzies

    as Isabella
  • Charles Victor

    as Bartolome
  • Larry Turner

    as Young Nicholas
  • Randee Lynne Jensen

    as Extra (uncredited)
Production James H. Nicholson Executive Producer
Visual Effects Ray Mercer Visual Effects
Production Samuel Z. Arkoff Executive Producer
Writing Richard Matheson Screenplay
Editing Anthony Carras Editor
Art Daniel Haller Production Design
Art Harry Reif Set Decoration
Directing Roger Corman Director
Costume & Make-Up Ted Coodley Makeup Artist
Crew Pat Dinga Special Effects
Production Roger Corman Producer
Camera Floyd Crosby Director of Photography
Art Daniel Haller Art Direction
Sound Les Baxter Original Music Composer
Sound Kay Rose Sound Editor
Art Ross Hahn Construction Coordinator
Sound Eve Newman Music Editor
Sound Roy Meadows Sound Recordist
Directing Paul Rapp Second Unit Director
Production Jack W. Cash Production Assistant
Production Bartlett A. Carré Production Manager
Art Richard M. Rubin Property Master
Directing Betty Crosby Script Supervisor
Production Robert Agnew Unit Manager
Camera Frank Tanner Still Photographer
Sound Al Simms Music Coordinator
Directing Jack Bohrer Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Marjorie Corso Costume Design
Crew Tom Matsumoto Scenic Artist
Visual Effects Albert Whitlock Matte Painter
Writing Edgar Allan Poe Short Story

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