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Betrayal cuts both ways! - The Pit and the Pendulum
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Title: The Pit and the Pendulum

Release Date: 23 Aug 1961

Runtime: 1h 20m

Genre: Horror, Mystery

Director: Alta Vista Productions

Production Companies: Alta Vista Productions

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.869 (335 votes)

Cast

  • Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina: Vincent Price
  • Francis Barnard: John Kerr
  • Elizabeth Barnard Medina: Barbara Steele
  • Catherine Medina: Luana Anders
  • Doctor Leon: Antony Carbone
  • Maximillian: Patrick Westwood
  • Maria: Lynette Bernay
  • Isabella: Mary Menzies
  • Bartolome: Charles Victor
  • Young Nicholas: Larry Turner
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