The Pit and the Pendulum - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Pit and the Pendulum"

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

Timing: 1:21 (81 min)

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Actors and characters

Character Nicholas Medina / Sebastian Medina

Character Francis Barnard

Character Elizabeth Barnard Medina

Character Catherine Medina

Character Doctor Leon

Patrick Westwood

Character Maximillian

Character Maria

Mary Menzies

Character Isabella

Charles Victor

Character Bartolome

Larry Turner

Character Young Nicholas

Randee Lynne Jensen

Character Extra (uncredited)

During editing, director Roger Corman cut every other frame of the blade with a razor to make it appear to move much faster.
The film initially did not have a prologue. It was added after the film was sold for television. At that time, only Luana Anders (1938-1996) was available from the entire cast, so another scene was filmed with her and added to the beginning of the film. Frankly, the scene doesn't really fit with the film itself.
Actor John Kerr (1931-2013) was frankly uneasy at the thought of being tied to a table with a pendulum descending from above. To demonstrate to him that it was completely safe, Roger Corman himself stood in for the actor during the preparation for this scene.

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