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Betrayal cuts both ways!

The Pit and the Pendulum

6.81961 · 1h 20m · EN

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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.

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Vincent Price

Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina

John Kerr

Francis Barnard

Barbara Steele

Elizabeth Barnard Medina

Luana Anders

Catherine Medina

Antony Carbone

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Patrick Westwood

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Lynette Bernay

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Director: Roger Corman
Status: Released
Audience votes: 397

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