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Terrible tragedy, your sister's death. Appalling business.

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

You can hear this line at 00:15:39 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You are, I understand it, Elizabeth's brother. The resemblance is clear. The... The coloring, the same configuration.

- Beautiful woman, your sister.

- Ah, my dear. I've interrupted your meal, I see. Proper timing was never my forte.

- We have just finished. Won't you join us in a glass of wine, Charles?

- Delighted.

- So, young gentleman, you've come all the way from England, then.

- That's right.

- Terrible tragedy, your sister's death. Appalling business.

- How are things in Baztan, Charles?

- Always, always, Nicholas, buying and selling, living and dying. The weave of life.

- Why did my sister die, Dr. Leon?

- Have you not been told?

- Of course he has.

- Well, then?

- I want to hear it from you, Doctor.

[...]

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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