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The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) 1961

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The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
15
Cast
Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone, Patrick Westwood, Lynne Bernay, Larry Turner, Mary Menzies, Charles Victor
Director
Roger Corman
Producer
James Nicholson, Samuel Arkoff, Roger Corman
Writer
Edgar Poe, Richard Matheson
Duration
01:20:00
Release
Saturday August 12 1961
Genres
Horror, Suspense/Thriller
Distributor
American International Pictures (AIP)

Synopsis

The wife of the owner of spooky castle concocts a scheme to make her husband think he was responsible for her death. As a consequence he goes mad with torment. She conspires with her lover to kill him and inherit his fortune.


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