The Pit and the Pendulum(1961)
Betrayal cuts both ways!
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.
Movie: The Pit and the Pendulum
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Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina
Francis Barnard
Elizabeth Barnard Medina
Catherine Medina
Doctor Leon
Maria
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