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The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope (1983) · Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje

Name: The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Director: Jan Švankmajer
Genre: animación, Based on, Misterio
Released: 1983
Duration: 15 min
Cast: Jan Žáček

Original title: Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje

1983 · Jan Švankmajer · 15 min · Czechoslovakia · Edited by 1

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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".

A 1983 title built around animación, Based on and Misterio. Directed by Jan Švankmajer.

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Spanish: El péndulo, el pozo y la esperanza
Chinese: 深坑、鐘擺和希望
Japanese: 陥し穴と振り子

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