The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Trailer: The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Year: 1983
Genre: Animation, Horror, Mystery
Studio: Krátký film Praha – Studio Jiřího Trnky
Director: Jan Švankmajer
Cast: Jan Žáček
Crew: Jan Švankmajer (Director), Edgar Allan Poe (Short Story), Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (Short Story), Jan Švankmajer (Story), Jan Švankmajer (Screenplay), Jan Švankmajer (Art Direction)
Runtime: 15 minutes
Release: Jul 28, 1983
IMDb: 6.80/10 by 33 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: No Language
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

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