The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum (1964)

Le Puits et le Pendule

A haunting short version of Edgar Allan Poe's famous story about a cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on a victim of the Spanish Inquisition...

Date of release
1964-01-09
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (9)
Runtime
37m
Genres
Drama, Horror
Director
Alexandre Astruc

Casting

Interesting facts

The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1964 French featurette horror film directed by Alexandre Astruc and starring Maurice Ronet. It tells the story of a prisoner sentenced to death who is tormented by the Spanish Inquisition. The film is based on the 1842 short story with the same title by Edgar Allan Poe.

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