A short film based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's "A Torture by Hope".
Unfortunately the movie The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Jan Švankmajer | Director |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Writing | Jan Švankmajer | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Bedřich Glaser | Animation |
| Production | Klára Stoklasová | Production Manager |
| Production | Miroslav Kubricht | Production Manager |
| Writing | Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam | Short Story |
| Crew | Edgar Dutka | Dramaturgy |
| Sound | Ivo Špalj | Sound |
| Art | Jan Švankmajer | Art Direction |
| Writing | Jan Švankmajer | Story |
| Camera | Miloslav Špála | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Helena Lebdušková | Editor |
