The Pit and the Pendulum 1961 123movies

Watch: The Pit and the Pendulum 1961 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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..
Plot: Francis Barnard goes to Spain, when he hears his sister Elizabeth has died. Her husband Nicholas Medina, the son of the most brutal 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!
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	7.0/10 Votes: 14,866
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Price, Corman and Matheson, Gothic splendour.

Upon hearing of his sister Elizabeth’s death, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to find out just exactly how she met her end. Arriving at the Medina castle, he finds the Medina family deeply suspicious characters and the castle itself a foreboding place harnessing a deadly past.

The Pit And The Pendulum is the second film in the series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations that director Roger Corman tackled, it’s also easily one of the best. Part horror, part dreamy thriller, and of course with little dashes of humour within, it all comes together rather well. We open with a beach approach to the Medina castle, a big monolithic structure hulking on a cliff edge – naturally accompanied by a misty shroud – we know from this moment on that unease is about to become our middle name. Once inside the castle it’s evident that it is a major player in our story, roaring fireplaces and secret chambers all excellently framed by Corman and his team. A story of madness, deceit and sadistic ancestry then plays out to the full to make The Pit And The Pendulum one of the Poe adaptations leading lights.

Enlisting the brilliant Richard Matheson to flesh out and extend the Poe short story, he’s the perfect man to bring about a Gothic classic. Corman again uses Vincent Price as his leading man and he’s rewarded with a quite delicious performance from the big man, where camp and burgeoning madness go hand in hand like they were always meant to be a team. The rest of the cast are naturally trailing in the shadow of Price’s greatness, but a noteworthy mention must also go to the good work from Barbara Steele as Elizabeth. Floyd Crosby is again on board for cinematography duties, beautifully realising the lush colour and the doom laden feel of the Medina castle. Then there’s Corman himself, who puts in some of his best work here, his use of the camera really adding to the burgeoning sense of dread that flows throughout the piece – the high point a stunning POV victim sequence of the pendulum of the title that is just one of the many technical highlights on show. 8/10

The colorful flashbacks, the beautiful settings, the delicious revenge, and you got Vincent Price as well. Directed by Roger Corman and Matheson doing the screenplay. And of course, let’s not forget this is a Poe story.

This is so good especially as the ending comes. Reminds me of House on Haunted Hill (1959) and if you remember that ending then you know what I am talking about.

Definitely worth seeing as it checks off so many like boxes in my book.

Another excellent Price-Corman collaboration.
Young Francis Barnard (John Kerr) travels to Spain after learning of the death of his sister Elizabeth (Barbara Steele). There he meets grieving widower Nicholas (Vincent Price), as well as Nicholas’s sister Catherine (Luana Anders) and doctor / family friend Dr. Leon (Antony Carbone). Francis is suspicious, and indeed these people don’t seem to want to give him too many details. He’s determined to get to the bottom of things, but seemingly supernatural occurrences are starting to drive Nicholas mad. As it turns out, Nicholas and Catherine are the offspring of the most sadistic torturer of the Spanish Inquisition.

In the second film of his eight film Edgar Allan Poe series, producer & director Roger Corman creates more lavish “old dark house” atmospherics and visuals with the assistance of his very talented crew, including production designer & art director Daniel Haller and cinematographer Floyd Crosby. He makes this a great Gothic horror in the classic tradition, one that does admittedly start slowly but builds to a hair-raising final quarter. Adapting the Poe story is Richard Matheson, who uses it as the third act in a three act styled script. The dialogue is wonderfully literate, and as always it just flows off of Prices’ tongue with the greatest of ease.

Most other cast members do fine work, especially Anders, although if one is watching this for Barbara Steele, you must be advised that she doesn’t get much to do until that final quarter. Kerr, however, is simply dull and inexpressive most of the time. Fortunately Price does the heavy lifting so passionately that he makes up for that quite easily.

Corman begins the film with interesting visuals and it also must be noted that the majority of the credits are saved for the final minutes. The sequence with the pendulum of the title may very well have you on the edge of your seat. The flashback sequences are handled in a very stylish way. And that ending is positively chilling.

Highly recommended to all fans of old school horror.

Eight out of 10.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 20 min (80 min)
Budget 200000
Revenue 2000000
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director Roger Corman
Writer Richard Matheson, Edgar Allan Poe
Actors Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Ryder Sound Services)
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Pathé Laboratories, USA (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm