7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
Overview
In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central themes of madness, psychological torment, and gothic horror are inherently apolitical, focusing on individual psychological decay and the pervasive atmosphere of dread rather than advocating for any specific political ideology or societal solution.
The movie exhibits traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble, reflecting its historical setting and production era. The narrative centers on gothic horror and psychological themes without engaging in any critique or commentary on traditional identities.
Secondary
The film depicts the Spanish Inquisition, a Christian institution, as a source of extreme cruelty, torture, and psychological horror. The narrative condemns the fanaticism and oppressive nature of this historical religious body, without offering a counterbalancing positive portrayal of the institution itself.
Roger Corman's 'The Pit and the Pendulum' is a gothic horror film centered on themes of madness, revenge, and psychological torment in a historical setting. The narrative does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or related themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) is a gothic horror film that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on psychological terror, madness, and historical family secrets, with no elements related to gender identity or transgender experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts Edgar Allan Poe's short story, which primarily features a male narrator. The movie introduces new characters and expands the plot, but no character canonically established as one gender in the source material is portrayed as a different gender in the film.
The 1961 film adapts Edgar Allan Poe's short story, which features an unnamed narrator and inquisitors in 16th-century Spain. The film's characters, including those newly introduced or expanded, are consistently portrayed by white actors, aligning with the implied racial context of the source material and setting. No character established as one race in the source is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.8
Critic Ratings
8.9
7.8
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