The Pit and the Pendulum 1961

7/10


NETFLIX Rating : 3.4


IMDB Rating : 7.1


FD Smart Rating : 7


Synopsis : Francis visits the gloomy Spanish castle of his late sister Elizabeth's husband, Nicholas, to learn the reason for her death.


Regions Available ( 4 ) :
Guernsey , Ireland , Isle of Man , Jersey

Directors:

Roger Corman

Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Genres:

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Release Date:

1961

Run Time:

1h20m

Maturity Rating:

moderate violence and horror

Francis Barnard goes to Spain, when he hears his sister Elizabeth has died. Her husband Nicholas Medina, the son of the brutest torturer of the Spanish Inquisition, tells him she has died of a blood disease, but Francis finds this hard to believe. After some investigating he finds out that it was extreme fear that was fatal to his sister and that she may have been buried alive! Strange things then start to happen in the Medina castle.