The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) Quotes with Sound Clips

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

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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Her appetite began to fade. She began to lose weight and color. I tried to make her eat, but something kept her from it.

Life was simple, quiet, richly pleasurable, and then the darkness began to fall.

Hell! The Netherworld. The infernal regions. The abode of the damned. The place of torment. Pandemonium.

Is it possible? Is it possible I am doing these things unaware, to punish myself?

Look around you, sir. This room was furnished and arranged with dedicated love.

Your sister's death was caused by failure of the heart, sir, due to total shock. Literally, she died of fright.

How can I spare myself? Was he not my father? Am I not the spawn of his... his depraved blood?

I'm sorry, but your word is not enough. Too many things need fuller explanation before I can be satisfied that what you say is true.

Shock and grief restrained me from more adequate communication.

You have been here only a matter of hours. You cannot know what it is to live here month upon month, year after year, breathing this infernal air...

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