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The Pit and the Pendulum

2009 film by David DeCoteau
Movie film Q7757286
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The Pit and the Pendulum

Summary

The Pit and the Pendulum is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Pit and the Pendulum's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's director is recorded as David DeCoteau[4].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's screenwriter is recorded as Edgar Allan Poe[5].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's genre is recorded as horror film[6].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[7].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's cast member is recorded as Danielle Demski[8].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's cast member is recorded as Amy Paffrath[9].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's cast member is recorded as Greg Sestero[10].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's production company is recorded as Rapid Heart Pictures[11].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's director of photography is recorded as Howard Wexler[12].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's IMDb ID is recorded as tt1311082[13].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's color is recorded as color[15].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 378268[16].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's publication date is recorded as +2009-01-01T00:00:00Z[18].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04mx15p[19].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's distributed by is recorded as Lionsgate Canada[20].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as m/edgar-allan-poes-the-pit-and-the-pendulum[21].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Pit and the Pendulum'}[22].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's YouTube video ID is recorded as KDbKtfT03RU[23].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's after a work by is recorded as Edgar Allan Poe[24].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's MovieMeter film ID is recorded as 60906[25].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+85'}[26].
  • The Pit and the Pendulum's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 256014[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Pit and the Pendulum's director is recorded as David DeCoteau[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Edgar Allan Poe[5]. Cast members include Danielle Demski[8], Amy Paffrath[9], and Greg Sestero[10].

Publication

The Pit and the Pendulum's publication date is recorded as +2009-01-01T00:00:00Z[18]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14]. Genres include horror film[6] and LGBTQ-related film[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Pit and the Pendulum's after a work by is recorded as Edgar Allan Poe[24].

Why It Matters

The Pit and the Pendulum ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Edgar Allan Poe film United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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