The Pit and the Pendulum: A Study in Torture
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2013
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 15 mins
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Fiona Bavinton
- Producer
- Clare Cahill, Patricia Rybarczyk, Fiona Bavinton
- Executive Producer
- Fiona Bavinton
- Screenwriter
- Fiona Bavinton
- Director of Photography
- Dawid Pietkiewicz
- Sound
- Alistair Locke
- Music
- Doug Berwick
- Principal cast
- Stephen Marcus, Paul McGann, Jeffery Kissoon, Nicholas Farrell
- Additional photography
- Paul Jenkins
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Compos Mentis Productions Ltd
W: www.composmentis.comE: enquiries@composmentis.com
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