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The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
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The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

Jul 28, 1983
0h 15m
★ 6.8

Overview

Animated short film based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's "A Torture by Hope".

Genres

Animation
Horror
Mystery

Production Companies

Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky

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Cast

Jan Žáček

Jan Žáček

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