Talk:The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film)

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[edit] Passed GA

Nice article. Thorough and is comprehensive, covers the subject well. Consider some more inlines interspersed throughout most of the sections, particularly in the plot summary. Also consider another peer review for more suggestions.—Preceding unsigned comment added by DoomsDay349 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Correct title of the film

Nearly all sources, including film reviews, interviews with the film's participants, reference books, advertising materials, etc., call Roger Corman's film "The Pit and the Pendulum". IMDB, MRQE, All Movie Guide, Video Watchdog, and DVD Savant, on the other hand, have noted that the onscreen title is, in fact, Pit and the Pendulum (no initial "the"), and reference the film in that manner. I believe that English-language Wikipedia film articles should utilize the film's most commonly known English-language title, which, in this case, is clearly The Pit and the Pendulum. Most people would search for that title and shouldn't have to go thru a re-direct page to get to the article. I've recently reverted another editor's attempt at re-naming the article. Any such move should be discussed here first. If others agree that the film's onscreen title should have precedence over the film's more commonly used title, then the move should be made. What do others think?-Hal Raglan 03:57, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Please do not arbritarily rename/move this article without discussing the issue here on the talk page. Explaining your reasoning in full would be greatly appreciated.-Hal Raglan 21:27, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I've now provided a compromise in the lead paragraph of the article, by inserting (also known as Pit and the Pendulum) after the title followed by a citation. This should certainly suffice. If not, please discuss.-Hal Raglan 22:34, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:PitCap.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 15:07, 8 March 2008 (UTC)