

The Pit(1962)
Experimental gothic short, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum'.
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Experimental gothic short, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum'.
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1962-05-06
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