The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope

The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope
Directed by	Jan Švankmajer
Produced by	Klára Stoklasová
Written by	Edgar Allan Poe Jan Svankmajer
Starring	Jan Zácek
Cinematography	Miloslav Spála
Edited by	Helena Lebdusková
Release dates	July 28, 1983
Running time	15 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

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 story "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's story "A Torture by Hope".

Cast

Films directed by Jan Švankmajer

Feature films	Alice Faust Conspirators of Pleasure Little Otik Lunacy Surviving Life Insects

Short films	Leonardo's Diary The Last Trick A Game with Stones Picnic with Weissmann A Quiet Week in the House Don Juan Jabberwocky Castle of Otranto Dimensions of Dialogue The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope Meat Love The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia Food

Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum (1842)

Film	The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope (1983) The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) The Pit and the Pendulum (2009)

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