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The Pit and the Pendulum
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The Pit and the Pendulum

Jan 9, 1964
0h 37m
★ 6.3

Overview

A haunting short version of Edgar Allan Poe's famous story about a cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on a victim of the Spanish Inquisition...

Genres

Drama
Horror

Production Companies

Radio-Télévision Française

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Cast

Maurice Ronet

Le condamné à mort

Maurice Ronet

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