The Pit and the Pendulum
1961 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 17,382 VOTES · DIR. Roger Corman
Overview
In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
Dialogue Timeline - 785 lines
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00:03:20 - Yes? - I wish to see don Medina.
00:04:54 Please follow me.
00:07:13 Shock and grief...
00:10:18 Sebastian Medina, yes.
00:12:24 Is this all you meant to tell me?
00:14:40 It's Elizabeth's brother.
00:16:23 Your sister's death was caused by failure of the heart, sir...
00:19:03 This was my father's world, Mr. Barnard.
00:20:40 ...rich with the shared pleasures of our love.
00:23:08 ...was luring her to sickness...
00:25:33 ...because of what happened to Elizabeth.
00:28:51 ...cursing her as faithless...
00:33:16 Yes.
00:35:57 Then why...
00:37:40 Are you absolutely positive...
00:40:19 And have you, doctor?
00:43:24 Am I?
00:45:08 No.
00:50:45 ... paralleled the physical appearance...
00:52:41 ...in Barcelona.
00:59:51 Elizabeth?
01:05:34 What should be happening, lsabella?
01:09:02 ...while you are still alive...
01:18:01 "...THE AGONY OF MY SOUL FOUND VENT IN ONE LOUD, LONG, AND FINAL SCREAM OF DESPAIR"...POE
Cast & Characters
Vincent Price
Nicholas Medina
Vincent Price
Sebastian Medina
Barbara Steele
Elizabeth Barnard Medina
John Kerr
Francis Barnard
Luana Anders
Catherine Medina
Antony Carbone
Doctor Charles Leon
Patrick Westwood
Maximillian
Lynette Bernay
Maria
Larry Turner
Nicholas as a Child
Mary Menzies
Isabella
Charles Victor
Bartolome
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed785
Dialogue density9.8 lines / min
First line00:03:20
Final line01:18:01
Production Record
DirectorRoger Corman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000
Revenue$2,000,000
IMDb votes17,382