The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) | |
| Director(s) | Roger Corman |
| Producer(s) | Samuel Z. Arkoff (executive), Roger Corman, James H. Nicholson (executive) |
| Top Genres | Film Adaptation, Horror, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based |
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The Pit and the Pendulum Overview:
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) was a Horror - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Roger Corman and produced by Roger Corman, Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson.
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Classic Films in Focus: THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 22, 2014 From Virtual ViragoThe Pit and the Pendulum (1961) rambles far afield of the original story by Edgar Allan Poe, even for a Roger Corman adaptation, but that doesn't prevent it from being an entertaining horror film. With Vincent Price and Barbara Steele both giving memorable performances and a gruesome story of adulte... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 22, 2014 From Virtual ViragoThe Pit and the Pendulum (1961) rambles far afield of the original story by Edgar Allan Poe, even for a Roger Corman adaptation, but that doesn't prevent it from being an entertaining horror film. With Vincent Price and Barbara Steele both giving memorable performances and a gruesome story of adulte... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 22, 2014 From Virtual ViragoThe Pit and the Pendulum (1961) rambles far afield of the original story by Edgar Allan Poe, even for a Roger Corman adaptation, but that doesn't prevent it from being an entertaining horror film. With Vincent Price and Barbara Steele both giving memorable performances and a gruesome story of adulte... Read full article
The Pit and the Pendulum
By RBuccicone on Oct 21, 2011 From MacGuffin MoviesThe Pit and the Pendulum (1961) ???? I think I’m safe in saying that no actor was more familiar with the work –or the loosely interpreted work– of Edgar Allen Poe than Vincent Price. The man made nearly a dozen movies based on this master author’s works. This saddens me, howe... Read full article
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Quotes from
Elizabeth: [shouting Don Medinas name causing him to fall down the stairs] Nicholas!
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Facts about
The pendulum was made out of wood and had a rubber blade.
To increase the pendulum's sense of deadly menace, director Roger Corman took out every other frame during the editing stage making the blade appear to move twice as fast.
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