Your sister's death was caused by failure of the heart, sir, due to total shock. Literally, she died of fright.
9 seconds sound clip from the The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:16:33 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I want to hear it from you, Doctor.
- Her death was inevitable, I fear, under the circumstances. This castle, this odious atmosphere.
- What has the castle to do with it?
- It's too late now, Charles. I...I didn't want him to know.
- I thought to spare you, sir.
[...]
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The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) Sound Clip
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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