The Pit and the Pendulum (1964)
- Original title
- Le Puits et le Pendule
- Directed by
- Alexandre Astruc
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 37 min
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A prisoner is sentenced to death by the Spanish Inquisition. He suffers psychological and physical torment as his execution approaches.
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What happens
The Pit and the Pendulum (French: Le puits et le pendule) 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. The film was produced through Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française. It premiered on 9 January 1964. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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