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The Pit and the Pendulum

06/27/1991

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1hr 37min

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Horror

,Romance

A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.

STORY

Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Lance Henriksen
  • Stephen Lee
  • William J. Norris
  • Mark Margolis
  • Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

    Director

  • Stuart Gordon

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Full Moon Entertainment

    Production Countries

  • Italy
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • German

Cast

Lance Henriksen

Torquemada

Stephen Lee

Gomez

William J. Norris

Dr. Huesos

Mark Margolis

Mendoza

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Contessa D'Alba Molina

Barbara Bocci

Contessa's Son

Benito Stefanelli

Executioner

Jeffrey Combs

Francisco

Tom Towles

Don Carlos

Rona De Ricci

Maria

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