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The Pit and the Pendulum

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 1964-01-09

Runtime: 37 mins

Director: Alexandre Astruc

Writer: Alexandre Astruc

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Drama, Horror

Original title: The Pit and the Pendulum

Production Companies: Radio-Télévision Française

Production Countries: France

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