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The Pit and the Pendulum
Why this pick
Another lush Corman-Poe vision, balancing medieval-style cruelty, theatrical color, elaborate sets, and mounting horror with a similarly feverish fairy-tale atmosphere.
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MOVIE1964 1h 30m USA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
On a mountain in Italy in the Middle Ages, an old woman meets a mysterious red-cloaked figure, shuffling Tarot cards. The figure gives the woman a white rose, which then turns red and dappled with blood.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Vincent Price
Prince Prospero
Hazel Court
Juliana
David Weston
Gino
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Scarlatti
Robert Brown
Guard
Julian Burton
Señor Veronese
David Davies
Lead Villager
Verina Greenlaw
Esmeralda