I received a report of her untimely death, a report which was utterly devoid of details.

7 seconds sound clip from the The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:07:11 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I told Mr. Barnard that you were resting, Nicholas. I thought that you were.

- That noise, sir?

- It is an apparatus, sir, that must be kept in constant repair.

- What brings you to us?

- Elizabeth was my sister, Don Medina.

- I received a report of her untimely death, a report which was utterly devoid of details.

- What should I have done, remained in England?

- Yes, you are quite right. My apology, sir.

- Shock and grief restrained me from more adequate communication.

- You have every right to be provoked.

- Perhaps you will show me my sister's place of interment now.

[...]

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) Sound Clip

The Pit and the Pendulum cover

Memorable quotes from The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story of the same name).

Actors: Vincent Price (Nicholas Medina, Sebastian Medina), John Kerr (Francis Barnard), Barbara Steele (Elizabeth), Luana Anders (Catherine Medina), Antony Carbone (Doctor Leon)

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