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May 10, 2021 · Pit and the Pendulum. 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.
- 81 min
The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 horror film directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, and Luana Anders. The screenplay by Richard Matheson was loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story of the same name.
The Pit and the Pendulum: In the 16th century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after her marriage to the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor. The Premature Burial : An artist grows distant from his wife as an irrational fear of being buried alive consumes him.
The Pit and the Pendulum: Directed by Roger Corman. With Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders. 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.
Jun 20, 2024 · The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) When Roger Corman died on May 9, 2024, at the impressive age of 98, his passing marked the end of a brilliant cinematic career that began in the 1950s and continued for more than 70 years.
- Jennifer Garlen
Vincent Price, John Kerr and Barbara Steele star in Roger Corman’s horror based on the Edgar Allan Poe story, following a young man travelling to a secluded Spanish castle and investigating his sister’s sudden, suspicious demise.
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Feb 22, 2011 · Made three years earlier, this was the second in the justly renowned series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations directed by Roger Corman for American International Pictures (AIP). The series is noted for its style and imagination, impressive sets and design, vivid use of colour and scripts that were superior to most genre pictures of the time.
