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In 16th-century Spain, Francis Bonnard (John Kerr) visits the gloomy castle of his late sister's husband, Nicholas (Vincent Price), in order to discern the reason for her death. It seems Nicholas is terrified that wife Elizabeth (Barbara Steele) is not really dead and that her spirit wanders the halls at night. It turns out Nicholas's father was a feared leader of the Spanish Inquisition, and as a child he saw him torture his mother and then bury her alive. He's now convinced Elizabeth has suffered a similar fate, even though his doctor (Antony Carbone) disagrees. Meanwhile, his father's torture chamber is still down in the basement, just waiting to get back into service. There are twisted twists and gristly surprises aplenty in this, the second in a series of color Edgar Allan Poe adaptations made by Roger Corman in the 1960s. Benefits include a mournfully eerie, atonal score by Les Baxter, the presence of European horror star Steele, and Price at his most floridly hammy. Nice costumes, atmospheric cinematography, and good dialogue from screenwriter Richard Matheson make this one of the best of the series, as well as one of the most disturbing. Luana Anders costars as Nicholas's concerned sister.Product Identifiers
UPC0027616862884
eBay Product ID (ePID)3350372
Product Key Features
ActorVincent Price, Barbara Steele
RatingNR
Movie/TV TitlePit and the Pendulum
DirectorRoger Corman, Roger William Corman
FormatDVD
Release Year2001
GenreHorror, Horror/Suspense
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RoleVincent Price, Barbara Steele
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20010605