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The Pit and the Pendulum Quotes

"Betrayal cuts both ways!"

1961 · 1h 20m
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20 quotes
A Threat of Agony and Death
Don Nicholas Medina Harlot! You will die in agony! Die!
Struggling with Inherited Guilt and Identity
Don Nicholas Medina Was he not my father? Am I not the spawn of his - his depraved blood?
Catherine His depravity is not yours, Nicholas. Why scourge yourself because of it?
Entering the Abyss of Torment
Don Nicholas Medina I will tell you where you are. You are about to enter hell, Bartholomew. Hell! The Netherworld. The infernal region. The abode of the damned. The place of torment. Pandemonium. "Abbadon, "Tophet", "Gehenna". "Naraka", the pit! And the pendulum.
Acceptance of Vengeance and Regret
Doctor Leon I beg of you leave with me.
Don Nicholas Medina I can never leave. I must accept whatever vengeance Elizabeth chooses to inflict upon me.
The Weave of Life and Death
Doctor Leon Buying and selling. Living and dying. The weave of life.
Enslaved by Evil in a Haunted Castle
Taglines She was enslaved by evil in a terror haunted castle.
A Room Preserved in Memory
Don Nicholas Medina The atmosphere is heavy in here.
[opens the curtains in Elizabeth's room]
Francis Why have you brought me here?
Don Nicholas Medina It is her room, sir. I've had it kept exactly as she left it.
Struggling with Unconscious Guilt and Memory
Don Nicholas Medina Could I have kept that ring without knowing it? Play the harpsichord without knowing it? Destroyed Elizabeth's room all without knowing it? My inner mind - creating evidence of Elizabeth's vengeful return because that mind knows. But I don't know! I will find out.
The Impact of Environment on Sensitivity
Don Nicholas Medina I should never have brought her here. She was too sensitive, too aware.
Francis Aware of what?
Don Nicholas Medina The malignant atmosphere of this castle. It destroyed her.
Francis My sister was a strong and willful woman - not subject to the influence of atmospheres.
Don Nicholas Medina You have been here only a matter of hours, Mr. Barnard. You cannot know what it is to live here, month upon month, year after year, breathing this infernal air, absorbing the miasma of barbarity which permeates these walls.
Edgar Allan Poe's Dark Masterpiece
Taglines Edgar Allan Poe's diabolic classic
A Bold Adaptation of a Classic Horror
Taglines Until now no one has dared to film this ...... the most diabolical classic of all time!
A Night of Uncertainty and Inquiry
Don Nicholas Medina Will you stay the night with us?
Francis The night - and more, sir. Until I know exactly what has happened here.
Betrayal's Dual Nature
Taglines Betrayal cuts both ways!
Self-Punishment and Perception of Haunting
Doctor Leon She does not haunt you, Nicholas. Can you not see that? It is you punishing yourself.
The Inescapable Nature of Fate
Don Nicholas Medina The razor edge of destiny. That's the condition of man. Bound on an island from which he can never hope to escape - surrounded by the waiting pit of hell. Subject to the inexorable pendulum of fate - which must destroy him finally.
The Ultimate Tale of Terror
Taglines The Greatest Terror Tale Ever Told!
A Lasting Adoration for Sister's Beauty
Don Nicholas Medina I worshiped your sister. I worship her still. Without her, life is meaningless. She was that substance of loveliness. I tried to capture it, but it was the way she walked and moved - her smile, her voice. She sang like an angel. And she could play the harpsichord as no other woman I've ever known could play.
[displays a painting of Elizabeth]
Desperation and Helplessness in Crisis
Doctor Leon I told you to wait.
[after Nicholas has fallen down the stairs and appears to have died]
Elizabeth I couldn't. What about my brother?
[she and Dr. Leon kiss]
Doctor Leon He's supposed to leave in the morning , but now... why couldn't you wait one more day?
Elizabeth I've waited too long already. And now, my dear Nicholas, I have you exactly as I want you - helpless.
[goes down to where Nicholas is laying]
Doctor Leon Elizabeth, there is no time for this.
Elizabeth I've waited an eternity for this moment. There has to be time. Is it not ironical, my dear husband, your wife an adultress, your mother an adultress, your uncle an adulterer, your closest friend an adulterer - do you not find that amusing, dear Nicholas?
Doctor Leon Elizabeth.
Doctor Leon's Assurance of Elizabeth's Death
Doctor Leon Elizabeth was quite dead. I would stick my reputation on that fact.
Confronting Fear and Seeking Truth
Doctor Leon This groundless dread must finally be put to rest. We will exhume Elizabeth.