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The Pit and the Pendulum (1909)

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The Pit and the Pendulum (1909)

Overview

French adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum”.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
5.6

Overview

French adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum”.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film primarily focuses on the universal themes of fear, survival, and the horror of institutional cruelty (the Spanish Inquisition), rather than advocating for a specific modern political ideology or solution. The condemnation of such historical tyranny is a widely accepted judgment, not a partisan one.

This early 20th-century silent film features traditional casting, consistent with the era's filmmaking practices, without any intentional diversity in its character portrayals. The narrative focuses on the suspense and horror elements of its source material, without engaging in critiques of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The film portrays the Spanish Inquisition, an institution of the Catholic Church, as a source of extreme cruelty, torture, and oppression. The narrative unequivocally condemns the Inquisitors' actions, presenting them as villains who inflict suffering in the name of their faith.

This early silent film, based on Edgar Allan Poe's horror story, focuses on the psychological and physical torment of a prisoner during the Spanish Inquisition. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative.

The film "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1909), an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's horror story, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses solely on the psychological torment and physical peril of a prisoner during the Spanish Inquisition, thus rendering the transsexual portrayal N/A.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 1909 film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" features a male protagonist, consistent with the original short story. There is no evidence of any major character's gender being altered from the source material.

The 1909 film adapts Edgar Allan Poe's story, featuring a protagonist implicitly understood as white within the historical context of the Spanish Inquisition. There is no evidence or historical record suggesting any character's race was altered from the source material in this early adaptation.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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5.6
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N/A

Critic Ratings

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