The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum

1964•37m•6.5/10

DramaHorror

Ratings

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6.5/10(8)

A haunting short version of Edgar Allan Poe's famous story about a cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on a victim of the Spanish Inquisition...

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Production

Radio-Télévision Française

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Available in Your Library

Cast

Maurice Ronet

Maurice Ronet

Le condamné à mort

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