House of Usher [videorecording] : the pit and the pendulum / American International Pictures ; James A. Nicholson & Samuel Z. Arkoff present ; produced and directed by Roger Corman, screenplay by Richard Matheson.
Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey ; Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone. Based on the stories by Edgar Allen Poe. Originally released as motion pictures in 1960 and 1961. DVD is doublesided. The fall of the house of Usher (1960) : 1 hour, 20 min. The pit and the pendulum (1961) : 1 hour, 20 min. Special features include commentaries by Roger Corman, original theatrical trailers, and original theatrical prologue for Pit and the Pendulum.
Summary:
The fall of the house of Usher: An English Lord fears that his sister has been buried alive, and sure enough, she is, but she revives, but not without causing much confusion among the other members of the cast. The pit and the pendulum: A young man's search for the truth of his sister's death uncovers a bizarre and ghastly secret.
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