Credits
Richard MATHESON - Script / Dialogue
Roger CORMAN - Director
Casting
Vincent PRICE - Nicholas Medina
Barbara STEELE - Elizabeth
John KERR - Francis Barnard
Luana ANDERS - Catherine
Antony CARBONE - Doctor Leon
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM
Directed by : Roger CORMAN
Year of production : 1961 Country : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Length : 80 minutes
Synopsis
Roger Corman's The Pit and the Pendulum, starring Vincent Price (Nicholas Medina), is based on Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror story, set in sixteenth-century Spain. The film opens with Francis Barnard (John Kerr) arriving at Nicholas Medina's (Price) castle to investigate the death of his sister, Elizabeth (Barbara Steele), Medina's deceased wife. Medina offers only a vague explanation as to the cause of her death, claiming she had become infatuated with the castle's torture chamber. As Francis unravels the gruesome details of Elizabeth's death he uncovers the secrets of Medina's disturbing past. Each character becomes haunted by the ghost and corpse of Elizabeth, and Medina, on the verge of insanity, realizes his wife is not really dead.
Roger CORMAN
Film Poster
Contacts
Production
ALTA VISTA PRODUCTIONS - 11600 San Vicente Blvd. 90049 Los Angeles UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - T: +1310-458-5958 - juliecorman@yahoo.com
