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The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

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Animated short film based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's "A Torture by Hope".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

15 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

28 July 1983

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Jan Žáček

Jan Žáček

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