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Aug 12, 1961
80 min
Full-HD

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

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.

Category

Horror Mystery Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

Alta Vista Productions

Vincent Price

Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina

John Kerr

Francis Barnard

Barbara Steele

Elizabeth Barnard Medina

Luana Anders

Catherine Medina

Antony Carbone

Doctor Leon

Patrick Westwood

Maximillian

Lynette Bernay

Maria

Mary Menzies

Isabella

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