The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope (Czech: Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje) is a 1983 Czechoslovak animated short film directed by Jan Švankmajer, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's story A Torture by Hope.[1]
The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope | |
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Directed by | Jan Švankmajer |
Written by | Jan Švankmajer |
Based on | The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe |
Produced by | Klára Stoklasová |
Starring | Jan Záček |
Cinematography | Miloslav Špála |
Edited by | Helena Lebdušková |
Production company | Krátký film Praha |
Release date | July 28, 1983 |
Running time | 15 minutes |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Language | Czech |
Films directed by Jan Švankmajer | |
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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1842) | |
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