The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1964 French featurette horror film directed by Alexandre Astruc and starring Maurice Ronet. It tells the story of a prisoner sentenced to death who is tormented by the Spanish Inquisition. The film is based on the 1842 short story with the same title by Edgar Allan Poe. The film was produced through Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française. It premiered on 9 January 1964. Plot Film historian Gordon Gow provides this film summary: Cast Maurice Ronet as Le condamné à mort