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The Pit and the Pendulum
Dir. Stuart Gordon
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The Pit and the Pendulum
“A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.”
Horror
Romance
Director
Stuart Gordon
Screenplay
Dennis Paoli
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.
Release
Jun 27, 1991
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$3K
Country
United States of America
Cast
Lance Henriksen
Torquemada
Stephen Lee
Gomez
Mark Margolis
Mendoza
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Contessa D'Alba Molina
Benito Stefanelli
Executioner
Jeffrey Combs
Francisco
Tom Towles
Don Carlos
Jonathan Fuller
Antonio
Oliver Reed
Cardinal
Larry Dolgin
Sergeant of the Guards
Frances Bay
Esmeralda
Fabio Carfora
Beggar
Michael Deak
Guard (uncredited)
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