Animation ·Horror ·Mystery · Czechoslovakia · 1983 · 15m

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope poster
Director
Jan Švankmajer
Cast
Jan Žáček as
Crew
Miloslav Špála — Director of Photography Helena Lebdušková — Editor Jan Švankmajer — Screenplay Jan Švankmajer — Story
Synopsis

Animated short film based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's "A Torture by Hope".

Mood & Themes
based on short story
Key Collaborators
Jan Švankmajer Director Miloslav Špála Director of Photography Helena Lebdušková Editor Jan Švankmajer Screenplay Jan Švankmajer Story
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