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.
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Cast
11 people
Vincent Price
Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
John Kerr
Francis Barnard
Known for
South Pacific
Tea and Sympathy
Barbara Steele
Elizabeth Barnard Medina
Known for
Black Sunday
8½
Luana Anders
Catherine Medina
Known for
Easy Rider
Dementia 13
Antony Carbone
Doctor Leon
Known for
A Bucket of Blood
Creature from the Haunted Sea
Patrick Westwood
Maximillian
Known for
The Last Valley
Lynette Bernay
Maria
Known for
I Bury the Living
Mary Menzies
Isabella
Also in
Jane Eyre
Startime
Charles Victor
Bartolome
Also in
The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Psycho Lover
Larry Turner
Young Nicholas
Also in
Brutal Fury
Randee Lynne Jensen
Extra (uncredited)
Also in
Satan's Sadists
A Small Town in Texas
Roger Corman Director · Richard Matheson Screenplay Edgar Allan Poe Author
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $200K · United States release August 12, 1961
Box office
Budget
$200,000
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Gross vs. budget
10.0×
Production
Alta Vista Productions
Production
American International Pictures (AIP)
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 12, 1961
Theatrical
Germany
December 6, 2013 · Physical
Ireland
September 28, 1962 · Theatrical
Italy
January 3, 1962 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 10, 1962 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 24, 1961 · Theatrical · London
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