The Pitfall (1989 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = The Pitfall

| image = The Pitfall (1989 film).jpg

| caption =

| director = Vilgot Sjöman

| producer = Janne Wallin

| writer = Vilgot Sjöman

| starring = Börje Ahlstedt
Maria Kulle

| music = Sven-Erik Bäck

| cinematography = Ralph M. Evers

| editing = Leif Kristiansson

| distributor = Sandrew

| released = {{Film date|1989|4|14}}

| runtime = 84 minutes

| country = Sweden

| language = Swedish

| budget =

}}

The Pitfall ({{langx|sv|Fallgropen}}) is a 1989 Swedish drama film that was written as well as directed by Vilgot Sjöman.Variety Film Reviews, Volume 21. R R Bowker Pub., 1989. It was entered into the main competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.{{cite news|last1=Giorgio Cecchetti|title=Tre italiani per un leone d'oro| newspaper=La Repubblica|page=17|date=29 July 1989}}