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"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition , though Poe skews historical facts.
The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope (Czech: Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje) is a 1983 Czechoslovak animated short film directed by Jan Švankmajer, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's story "A Torture by Hope".
The Pit and the Pendulum (released on DVD in the United States as The Inquisitor) is a 1991 American horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the 1842 short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The film is an amalgamation of the aforementioned story with Poe's " The Cask of Amontillado ", and it also appropriates the anecdote of " The Sword of ...
The Pit and the Pendulum was a bigger financial hit than House of Usher, accruing over US$2,000,000 in distributors' domestic (U.S. and Canada) rentals versus the first film's US$1,450,000. [22] This made it the most successful film to date in AIP's history. [13] The movie would remain the most financially successful of all the AIP Poe films.
The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope; The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film) The Pit and the Pendulum (1913 film) The Pit and the Pendulum (1964 film)
The Pit and the Pendulum, a short film by Marc Lougee shown at the 2006 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival. The Pit and the Pendulum, a 2009 comic book adaptation of the film by Lougee and Susan Ma, published by TidalWave Productions; The Pit and the Pendulum, a film by David DeCoteau "The Pit and the Pendulum", a 2000 Radio Tales ...
The Pit and the Pendulum is a three-reel film adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story of the same name, directed, and produced by pioneering French filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché through her American company Solax Studios in 1913.
Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum is a 2009 horror erotic thriller film directed by David DeCoteau and starring Lorielle New, Stephen Hansen and Bart Voitila. It is retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic 1842 short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" with a new twist. [1]