The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope
| The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope | |
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| Directed by | Jan Švankmajer |
| Written by | Jan Švankmajer |
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| Produced by | Klára Stoklasová |
| Starring | Jan Záček |
| Cinematography | Miloslav Špála |
| Edited by | Helena Lebdušková |
Production company | Krátký film Praha |
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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 1842 short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's story "A Torture by Hope".