The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

Movie Details

Original Title The Pit and the Pendulum

Original Language EN

Budget $200,000

Revenue $2,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 0.8

Cast

Vincent Price

Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina

Popularity: 1.1

John Kerr

Francis Barnard

Popularity: 0.5

Barbara Steele

Elizabeth Barnard Medina

Popularity: 0.5

Luana Anders

Catherine Medina

Popularity: 5.0

Antony Carbone

Doctor Leon

Popularity: 0.3

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Patrick Westwood

Maximillian

Popularity: 0.8

Lynette Bernay

Maria

Popularity: 0.4

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Mary Menzies

Isabella

Popularity: 0.1

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Charles Victor

Bartolome

Popularity: 1.2

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Larry Turner

Young Nicholas

Popularity: 0.0

Randee Lynne Jensen

Extra (uncredited)

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Screenplay Richard Matheson

Executive Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson

Editor Anthony Carras

Director Roger Corman

Producer Roger Corman

Production

Alta Vista Productions

Videos & Trailers

Mary Lambert on THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

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Theatrical Trailer - The Pit and the Pendulum (Vincent Price)

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Keywords

spain inquisition insanity supernatural castle buried alive flashback gothic horror secret door madness torturer spanish inquisition pendelum iron maiden 14th century

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10

Mar 5, 2019

Price, Corman and Matheson, Gothic splendour. Upon hearing of his sister Elizabeth's death, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to find out just exactly how she met her end. Arriving at the Medina castle, he finds the Medina family deeply suspicious characters and the castle itself a foreboding plac ... Read more

Wiccaburr 8/10

Oct 6, 2020

The colorful flashbacks, the beautiful settings, the delicious revenge, and you got Vincent Price as well. Directed by Roger Corman and Matheson doing the screenplay. And of course, let's not forget this is a Poe story. This is so good especially as the ending comes. Reminds me of <I>House on Ha ... Read more

Wuchak 8/10

Mar 21, 2022

_**Haunted chateau, cobwebs, rats, grisly cadavers, adultery, murder and a torture chamber**_ In 1546, a man from London (John Kerr) visits an ominous castle on the coast of Spain to find out the mysterious events surrounding his sister’s sudden death (Barbara Steele). Vincent Price plays the l ... Read more