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Your sister's death came very close to driving him insane.

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

You can hear this line at 00:29:30 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- As he struck, he kept on screaming at his brother one word over and over.

- Adulterer! Adulterer!

- And then he turned on her... accusing her of vile debauchery with his brother, cursing her as faithless, promising her the agonies of hell in payment for her infidelity.

- And there, before my brother's very eyes, our mother was tortured to death.

- Ever since then, Nicholas has been unable to live as other men. Always he is haunted by the memory of that terrible day.

- Your sister's death came very close to driving him insane.

- I beg of you, have pity on him. Help him by believing him.

- I will try, Dona Medina.

- Well, I know you must be very tired from your journey. Good night.

(Sea waves)

- Who is that?

- I'll see.

[...]

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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