Name: The Pit and the Pendulum
Cast: Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone

The Pit and the Pendulum

Betrayal cuts both ways!
( Drama / Horror / Mystery )

US Runtime: 80 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Aug 23, 1961 [USA]

Director:	Roger Corman [Director]

Writer:	Richard Matheson [Screenplay]

Producers:	Samuel Z. Arkoff [Executive Producer] Roger Corman [Producer] James H. Nicholson [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Floyd Crosby [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Anthony Carras [Editor]

Music Composed by	Les Baxter [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Daniel Haller [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Marjorie Corso [Costume Design]

Production Company:	Alta Vista Productions

Plot Summary:

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.

Cast:

Vincent Price Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina John Kerr Francis Barnard Barbara Steele Elizabeth Barnard Medina Luana Anders Catherine Medina Antony Carbone Doctor Leon		Patrick Westwood Maximillian Lynette Bernay Maria Mary Menzies Isabella Charles Victor Bartolome Larry Turner Young Nicholas

Uncredited Cast:

Randee Lynne Jensen Extra (uncredited)

Sound Crew:

Roy Meadows Sound Recordist		Kay Rose Sound Editor

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Pat Dinga Special Effects Ray Mercer Visual Effects		Albert Whitlock Matte Painter

Art Department:

Ross Hahn Construction Coordinator Daniel Haller Art Direction Tom Matsumoto Scenic Artist		Harry Reif Set Decoration Richard M. Rubin Property Master

Directing Crew:

Jack Bohrer Assistant Director		Paul Rapp Second Unit Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Frank Tanner Still Photographer

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