The Pit and the pendulum

Duration: 80

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Time-Life

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: This adaptation of the Poe tale is Note d for its ornate decor and full-blooded gothic horror. In 16th century Spain, Francis Bernard journeys to the castle of his brother-in-law to investigate his sister's mysterious death. Treachery and madness characterize this classic horror tale that culminates in the dreaded torture chamber with its deathly pendulum. The commercial success of the film initiated the Poe cycle of the sixties. (Does not circulate)

Complete Record: This adaptation of the Poe tale is Note d for its ornate decor and full-blooded gothic horror. In 16th century Spain, Francis Bernard journeys to the castle of his brother-in-law to investigate his sister's mysterious death. Treachery and madness characterize this classic horror tale that culminates in the dreaded torture chamber with its deathly pendulum. The commercial success of the film initiated the Poe cycle of the sixties. (Does not circulate)