The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

Roger Corman's 'The Pit and the Pendulum' is a gothic horror film centered on themes of madness, revenge, and psychological torment in a historical setting. The narrative does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or related themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film adapts Edgar Allan Poe's short story, which primarily features a male narrator. The movie introduces new characters and expands the plot, but no character canonically established as one gender in the source material is portrayed as a different gender in the film.

The 1961 film adapts Edgar Allan Poe's short story, which features an unnamed narrator and inquisitors in 16th-century Spain. The film's characters, including those newly introduced or expanded, are consistently portrayed by white actors, aligning with the implied racial context of the source material and setting. No character established as one race in the source is portrayed as a different race.