The Pit and the Pendulum (1964 film)

The Pit and the Pendulum (French: Le puits et le pendule) is a 1964 French featurette horror film directed by Alexandre Astruc and starring Maurice Ronet. It tells the story of a prisoner sentenced to death who is tormented by the Spanish Inquisition. The film is based on the short story with the same title by Edgar Allan Poe.

The film was produced through Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française. It premiered on 9 January 1964.