June 27, 1991
97 minutes
HorrorRomance
The Pit and the Pendulum
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.
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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)
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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