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The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism

Original title: Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel
  • 19671967
  • MM
  • 1h 24m
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5.9/10
2.2K
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Lex Barker and Karin Dor in The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
In the Olden Tymes, Count Regula is drawn and quartered for killing twelve virgins in his dungeon torture chamber. Thirty-five years later, he comes back to seek revenge on the daughter of his intended thirteenth victim and the son of his prosecutor in order to attain immortal life.
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A Count executed for murdering twelve virgins in a bid for immortality returns to life, seeking revenge on the daughter of his intended thirteenth victim and the son of his prosecutor.A Count executed for murdering twelve virgins in a bid for immortality returns to life, seeking revenge on the daughter of his intended thirteenth victim and the son of his prosecutor.A Count executed for murdering twelve virgins in a bid for immortality returns to life, seeking revenge on the daughter of his intended thirteenth victim and the son of his prosecutor.
IMDb RATING
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2.2K
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    • Harald Reinl
    • Manfred R. Köhler(screenplay)
    • Edgar Allan Poe(story "The Pit and the Pendulum")
  • Stars
    • Lex Barker
    • Karin Dor
    • Christopher Lee
    • Harald Reinl
    • Manfred R. Köhler(screenplay)
    • Edgar Allan Poe(story "The Pit and the Pendulum")
  • Stars
    • Lex Barker
    • Karin Dor
    • Christopher Lee
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    • 57User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
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    Christiane Rücker in The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
    Christiane Rücker in The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
    Christiane Rücker in The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
    Christiane Rücker in The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
    Christiane Rücker in The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
    Christiane Rücker in The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
    Christiane Rücker in The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
    Christiane Rücker in The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
    Carl Lange in The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)

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    Lex Barker
    Lex Barker
    • Roger Mont Elise…
    Karin Dor
    Karin Dor
    • Baroness Lilian von Brabant
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Count Frederic Regula…
    Carl Lange
    Carl Lange
    • Anatol
    • (as Karl Lange)
    Christiane Rücker
    Christiane Rücker
    • Babette
    Vladimir Medar
    • Pater Fabian
    Dieter Eppler
    Dieter Eppler
    • Coachman
    Klaus W. Krause
    • Pater Fabian
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Franziska Liebing
    • Alte Frau die der Kutscher nach dem Weg fragt
    • (uncredited)
    Horst Naumann
    • Roger Mont Elise
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Bruno W. Pantel
    • Moritatensänger
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Herbert Weicker
    • Count Frederic Regula - Graf von Andomai
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
      • Harald Reinl
      • Manfred R. Köhler(screenplay)
      • Edgar Allan Poe(story "The Pit and the Pendulum")
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    • Trivia
      The original German title, "Die Schlangengrube und das Pendal", translates to "The Snakepit and the Pendulum".
    • Goofs
      When the Iron Maiden mask is applied to Regula's face and he is seen being led through the hallways there is no blood visible on him. There are about 15 or 16 spikes visible in the mask. Facial wounds bleed very much.
    • Quotes

      Count Frederic Regula: The blood is the life.

    • Alternate versions
      Severin Films (Blu-ray) has a running time of 83:17 min and is the most complete version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Torture Chamber of Dr Sadism (1983)

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    6/10
    Gothic horror
    We see Christopher Lee as Count Frederic Regula, who used the blood of 12 virgins for his experiments. He is drawn and quartered but not before swearing vengeance on the descendants of the Judge and the woman who escaped and turned him in.

    Now, we come some years later, Roger Mont Elise (Lex Barker) has come to claim his inheritance. He is joined on his journey by a somewhat randy priest, Father Fabian (Vladimir Medar), and a young woman, the the beautiful Baroness Lilian von Brabant (Karin Dor) and her servant Babette (Christiane Rücker). They were travelling in a separate coach that was beset upon by robbers, who took their horses.

    The setting near the castle is surreal, with body parts seemingly growing out of the trees.

    Carl Lange as the Count's servant was particularly good. Lee, himself, was particularly evil in his appearance. Karin Dor did this film the same year as she was a Bond girl in You Only Live Twice. The art direction was excellent in the castle, with many strange paintings, and the cinematography was superb. The buzzards in the castle were a nice touch, as were the scorpions and spiders and snakes. Roger's escape from the pit with the pendulum can only be described as miraculous.
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    • Jul 11, 2009

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    • Release date
      • May 21, 1969 (United States)
      • West Germany
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production company
      • Constantin Film
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes
      • Mono

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