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The Pit and the Pendulum (DVD, 2001) 
The Pit and the Pendulum (DVD, 2001)

 
The Pit and the Pendulum (DVD, 2001)

Director: Roger Corman
Rating: Not Rated
Release Date: Jun 2001
Format: DVD
UPC: 027616862884
Product ID: EPID3350372
Description: 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...
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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.

Credits
Cast:Luana Anders

Notes
British actress Barbara Steele made her American film debut with PIT AND THE PENDULUM.

Made in 15 days on a budget of $200,000, PIT AND THE PENDULUM went on to gross almost $2 million.

Corman optically speeded up the descent of the pendulum by cutting out frames in the film., DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
   Dolby Digital Mono - English
   Dolby Digital Mono - French
   Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
   Audio Commentary - 1. Roger Corman - Director
   Introduction - 1. Original Theatrical Prologue
   Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Editorial Reviews
"Full of shimmering flashbacks and discordant music, it has an eerie quality..."
Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (12/01/2004)

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