Il pozzo e il pendolo

Titolo originale: Pit and the Pendulum

1961
VM16
1h 20min

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Vincent Price, John Kerr, and Barbara Steele in Il pozzo e il pendolo (1961)

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.

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Nel XVI secolo, Francis Barnard si reca in Spagna per chiarire le strane circostanze della morte di sua sorella dopo il matrimonio con il figlio di un crudele inquisitore spagnolo.Nel XVI secolo, Francis Barnard si reca in Spagna per chiarire le strane circostanze della morte di sua sorella dopo il matrimonio con il figlio di un crudele inquisitore spagnolo.Nel XVI secolo, Francis Barnard si reca in Spagna per chiarire le strane circostanze della morte di sua sorella dopo il matrimonio con il figlio di un crudele inquisitore spagnolo.

Regia
- Roger Corman
Sceneggiatura
- Richard Matheson
- Edgar Allan Poe
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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

7,0/10

17.206

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

Regia
- Roger Corman
Sceneggiatura
- Richard Matheson
- Edgar Allan Poe
Star

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Quiz
To increase the pendulum's sense of deadly menace, director Roger Corman took out every other frame during the editing stage making the blade appear to move twice as fast.

Blooper
None of the torture instruments that appear were used by the Inquisition, and many of them didn't exist during the time the story is set. One of the most clear examples is the iron maiden, which was invented during the 18th century.

Citazioni
Don Nicholas Medina: I will tell you where you are. You are about to enter hell, Bartholomew. Hell! The Netherworld. The infernal region. The abode of the damned. The place of torment. Pandemonium. "Abbadon, "Tophet", "Gehenna". "Naraka", the pit! And the pendulum.

Versioni alternative
Two shots of a corpse's face in a coffin were cut by the BBFC from the original UK cinema version. All later versions were uncut.

Connessioni
Edited into Dr. Goldfoot e il nostro agente 00¼ (1965)

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One of the spookiest and most frightening of the Roger Corman Poe adaptations. A must see for all horror buffs.

'Pit And The Pendulum' sees b-grade legend Roger Corman ('Little Shop Of Horrors'), talented suspense writer Richard Matheson ('The Incredible Shrinking Man'), and horror master Vincent Price ('The Tingler') try and recreate the success of their first Poe adaptation 'House Of Usher'. And they do so admirably, '... Pendulum' being even better than the excellent '... Usher'. Matheson cleverly expands upon Poe's original tale by also mixing in elements from the earlier movie, 'The Premature Burial' and other Poe classics. John Kerr is the one weak link in this first rate thriller. An actor I'm not familiar with, he is dull and not all that good. Much better is Antony Carbone (who Corman fans will recognize from 'A Bucket Of Blood') as Price's doctor pal, and the underrated Luana Anders ('Dementia 13', 'Easy Rider') as Price's sister. Price himself is wonderful as usual as the tormented Don Medina, and an added bonus is the appearance of enduring cult figure, and one of the most beautiful actresses in movie history, Barbara Steele ('Black Sunday', 'Shivers'). Steele doesn't get as much screen time as one would wish but it's a joy to see her work alongside Price, sadly their only movie together. 'Pit And The Pendulum' is one of Corman's best horror movies, and one that will surprise many viewers today with just how atmospheric and creepy it still is. An extremely underrated film (as are Corman's other 60s Poe adaptations), and one that is a must see for all horror buffs. Highly recommended.