The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
John Kerr: Francis Barnard
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Quotes
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Don Nicholas Medina : The atmosphere is heavy in here.
[opens the curtains in Elizabeth's room]
Francis : Why have you brought me here?
Don Nicholas Medina : It is her room, sir. I've had it kept exactly as she left it.
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Don Nicholas Medina : I should never have brought her here. She was too sensitive, too aware.
Francis : Aware of what?
Don Nicholas Medina : The malignant atmosphere of this castle. It destroyed her.
Francis : My sister was a strong and willful woman - not subject to the influence of atmospheres.
Don Nicholas Medina : You have been here only a matter of hours, Mr. Barnard. You cannot know what it is to live here, month upon month, year after year, breathing this infernal air, absorbing the miasma of barbarity which permeates these walls.
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Don Nicholas Medina : Will you stay the night with us?
Francis : The night - and more, sir. Until I know exactly what has happened here.