The Pit and the Pendulum

Directed by Roger Corman
Not Rated
1961    80mHorror, Drama,
7.089%74%
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.

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Cast of The Pit and the Pendulum

  • Vincent PriceNicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina
  • John KerrFrancis Barnard
  • Barbara SteeleElizabeth Barnard Medina
  • Luana AndersCatherine Medina
  • Antony CarboneDoctor Leon
  • Patrick WestwoodMaximillian
  • Lynette BernayMaria
  • Mary MenziesIsabella
  • Charles VictorBartolome
  • Larry TurnerYoung Nicholas
  • Randee Lynne JensenExtra (uncredited)
  • Roger CormanDirector / Producer
  • Richard MathesonWriter
  • Edgar Allan PoeWriter

The Pit and the Pendulum Ratings & Reviews

  • ehrlic8September 15, 2025
    The suspense is culminated gloriously in the end, up until that point it's a bit slow

 

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