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The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope
The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope () is a 1983 Czechoslovak animated short film directed by Jan Švankmajer, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's story "A Torture by Hope".
Cast.
- Jan Zácek
– (Japan)
- "The Pit and the Pendulum", with Vincent Price
- "Plácido", directed by Luis García Berlanga – (Spain)
- "Please, Not Now!" (La Bride sur le cou), starring Brigitte Bardot – (France)
- "The Pleasure of His Company", starring Fred Astaire and Debbie Reynolds
- "Pocketful of Miracles", final film of director Frank Capra, starring Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Peter Falk,