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The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
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The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope 1983 Directed by Jan Švankmajer Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje

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".

Production Country Czechoslovakia
Language Czech
Spoken Language No Language
Gneres Animation , Horror , Mystery
Release Date 28 July 1983
15 mins
Cast
Jan Žáček
Jan Žáček
Crew
Director
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Writer
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Cinematography
Miloslav Špála
Miloslav Špála
Editor
Helena Lebdušková
Helena Lebdušková
Animation
Bedřich Glaser
Bedřich Glaser
Sound
Ivo Špalj
Ivo Špalj
Original Writers
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Story
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Art Direction
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer