The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961, USA) is a Horror film directed by Roger Corman.

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Main Details

• Released in 1961 | Color
• Running Time: 80 Min.
• Production Co: Alta Vista Productions
• Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP) (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• Directed by Roger Corman
• Written by Richard Matheson, Edgar Allan Poe
• Starring: Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone, Patrick Westwood
• Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, Roger Corman, James H. Nicholson
• Original Music by Les Baxter
• Cinematography by Floyd Crosby
• Film Editing by Anthony Carras

Also Known As

• El Pozo y el péndulo (Argentina / Venezuela)
• Brønden og pendulet (Denmark)
• Le Chambre des tortures (France)
• Dödspendeln (Sweden)
• Das Pendel des Todes (Germany)
• Kuilu ja heiluri (Finland)
• El Péndulo de la muerte (Spain)
• Il Pozzo e il pendolo (Italy)
• Le Puits et le pendule (France) (informal literal title)

Taglines

• Until now no one has dared to film this ...... the most diabolical classic of all time!
• The Greatest Terror Tale Ever Told!
• Edgar Allan Poe's diabolic classic
• She was enslaved by evil in a terror haunted castle.
• Betrayal cuts both ways!